Summary
Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an assumed identity to penetrate Gittens' criminal empire, he makes a disturbing discovery -- he kind of likes being a gangster.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 46Audiences 66GoodWatch 56
Metascore53
Tomatometer39%
Audience score75%
User score6.5
IMDb6.2
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.1/5
Box office
2.0×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $14 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 46 more
Released
1999
August 25, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
DramaActionThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 26 more30 people
- Omar EppsJeff Cole / J. Reid
- LL Cool JDwayne Gittens / God
- Nia LongMyra
- Stanley TucciPreston D'Ambrosio
- Hill HarperBreezy T.
- Jake WeberDaniel Connelly
- Pam GrierDet. Angela Wilson
- Richard BrooksWesley
David Patrick KellyRick Scott
Hassan JohnsonLatique
Shyheim FranklinChe
Veronica WebbPam
Ron CanadaDr. Bratton
Jermaine DupriMelvin
Guillermo DíazMiguel Batista
Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorDenise
MyaLoretta
Robert LaSardoFelipe Batista
Gano GrillsFrisco
Ivonne CollMrs. Batista
Don HarveyMurphy- LALloyd AdamsRay-Ray
Anna Carolina AlvimEsperanza Batista
Karina ArroyaveG.G.
Directing · 2
- Michael Rymer Director
- Jonnie Katz Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Paul Aaron Writer, Producer
- Michael Henry Brown Writer, Producer
Production · 7
- Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
- Jeremy Kramer Executive Producer
- Amy Slotnick Executive Producer
- Don Carmody Executive Producer
- Aisha Coley Casting
Camera · 1
- Ellery Ryan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dany Cooper Editor
Sound · 2
- Christopher Young Original Music Composer
- Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Dan Leigh Production Design
- Dan Perri Title Designer
- Ken Watkins Art Direction
- Sean Kirkby Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Shawn Barton Costume Design
- Reeve Cuerrier Key Hair Stylist
- Mario Cacioppo Key Makeup Artist
Other crew · 14
- Steve Lucescu Stunt Coordinator
- Danny Lima Stunts
- Anton Tyukodi Stunts
- Darren Marsman Stunt Double
- Branko Racki Stunts
- Matt Birman Stunts
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