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New Jack City (1991)

New Jack City
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Allen Payne, Anthony DeSando, Bill Cobbs

A battle between a merciless drug lord and a street smart cop.

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76% liked it
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79% liked it
28 critics

R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Release Date: Jan 01, 1991
DVD Release Date: Aug 25, 1998

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23 hours ago
just still in that 80's film genre!!!
crap|!| avoid
10 days ago
à écouter avec doublage québécois pour plus de plaisir
10 days ago
Nowhere near as good as it, or snipes, thought it was
20 days ago
crack is whack but the movie is an above average gangster/drug film. it is relatively original, too
27 days ago
hasn't aged that well...still worth a casual viewing, but not nearly as good as i remember it being. nino brown was no tony montana.

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1588 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie was advertised (no doubt wisely) as a slam-bang action adventure, but in fact it's a serious, smart film with an impact that lingers after the lights go up.
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