Brooklyn's Finest

"This is War. This is Brooklyn."

2010 2h 12m EN

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6.3

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44%

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 1,026🥫44%Rotten Tomatoes●43Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 68,450

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Synopsis

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Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

“This is War. This is Brooklyn.”

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Cast

Richard Gere
Off. Eddie Dugan
Don Cheadle
Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
Ethan Hawke
Det. Sal Procida
Wesley Snipes
Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
Vincent D'Onofrio
Bobby 'Carlo' Powers
Ellen Barkin
Agent Smith
Michael Kenneth Williams
Red
Shannon Kane
Chantel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Michael C. Martin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

CAST

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201+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Antoine Fuqua, shot by Patrick Murguia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Barbara Tulliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Richard Gere and Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This is War. This is Brooklyn.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1210042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Antoine Fuqua directs. Patrick Murguia behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Barbara Tulliver cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 16 years ago.
2201+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Antoine Fuqua, shot by Patrick Murguia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Barbara Tulliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Richard Gere and Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This is War. This is Brooklyn.".
8IMDB entry: tt1210042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 20 themes, including "police brutality", "husband wife relationship", "corruption", "police".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Patrick Murguia
Original score: Marcelo Zarvos
Editing: Barbara Tulliver
Production design: Thérèse DePrez
Costume design: Juliet Polcsa
Makeup / hair: Matiki Anoff
VFX supervisor: Justin Ball
Sound: Tom Fleischman
Stunt coordinator: John Cenatiempo
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $17,000,000
Box office: $45,700,000
Return: 269% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 43/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 68,450 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 10 nominations total

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YouShouldKnow2017-12-17
★ 8/10
The first thought I had after finishing the film was "This shit is on par with The Wire". It surely dramatized (it's a film after all), but it doesn't seem to be pulling any punches. The colors, the lighting, the stories that intertwine... pretty damn good. But what I liked the most was that there's no happy ending. It's a not a feel good movie. It's raw, just like life and it's how it should be.

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