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Snitch
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Snitch is a 2013 American crime action drama film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, who co-wrote the screenplay with Justin Haythe. Produced by Participant and distributed by Starz Entertainment, the movie features Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Jon Bernthal, and Michael K. Williams in the cast. The narrative is set in Missouri and focuses on the Drug Enforcement Administration. Antonio Pinto composed the score, and Dana Gonzales served as director of photography.
The film has a runtime of 112 minutes and was released in 2013. It was produced in the United States, with additional involvement from companies in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The story explores themes of prison, undercover operations, and parent-child relationships. It was distributed via video on demand and carries a PG-13 rating. The production budget was $35,000,000, resulting in a revenue of $42,930,462.
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Film · TMDB
6.1Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson as John Matthews
- Barry Pepper as Agent Cooper
- Susan Sarandon as Joanne Keeghan
- Benjamin Bratt as Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Malik
- Melina Kanakaredes as Sylvie Collins
Themes
- prison
- undercover
- parent child relationship
- arrest
- based on true story
- drugs
- agent
- dea
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
95,374 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ric Roman Waugh
- Written by
- Justin Haythe Ric Roman Waugh
- Produced by
- Dwayne Johnson Nigel Sinclair Matt Jackson Jonathan King Dany Garcia Alex Brunner Tobin Armbrust
- Starring
- Dwayne Johnson Barry Pepper Jon Bernthal Michael K. Williams Melina Kanakaredes Nadine Velazquez Rafi Gavron David Harbour Benjamin Bratt Susan Sarandon
- Cinematography
- Dana Gonzales
- Edited by
- Jonathan Chibnall
- Music by
- Antonio Pinto
- Production companies
- Exclusive Media Participant Media Image Nation
- Distributed by
- Summit Entertainment (through Lionsgate )
- Release date
- February 22, 2013 ( 2013-02-22 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $57.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Director
- Ric Roman Waugh
- Screenwriter
- Justin Haythe
- Cast member
- J. D. Pardo
- Composer
- Antonio Pinto
- Producer
- Dwayne Johnson
- Production company
- Participant
- Cinematographer
- Dana Gonzales
- Narrative location
- Missouri
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 706393
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.snitch-movie.com
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2013-00-00
- title
- Snitch
- distributed by
- Starz Entertainment
- executive producer
- Sam Brown
- review score
- 51/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Snitch is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Dwayne Johnson, based on the experiences of DEA informant James Settembrino. The film was released in the United States on February 22, 2013. The film also stars Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt, and Michael Kenneth Williams. The plot focuses on John Matthews, who goes undercover for the DEA after his estranged son Jason Collins is framed in a drug deal by his best friend.
Plot
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