directed by: Abel Ferrara, year: 1992
actors: Harvey Keitel, Paul Calderon, Victor Argo, David Proval

Bad Lieutenant (1992) follows a violent, corrupt New York City police lieutenant who spirals into cocaine addiction, sadistic impulses, and moral compromise while investigating a brutal gang rape and murder. As he blurs lines between duty and vice, faith, guilt, and survival collide in a relentless, disorienting quest for answers. Ferrara’s neo-noir crime drama delivers abrasive performances, unsettling imagery, and a stark meditation on sin and redemption.

Lawmen, Crime, Drama, Neo Noir, Psychological Thriller, Hard Edged