Release Date
November 23, 2011 (LA/NY)
February 10, 2012 (Limited)
February 10, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
May 15, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
103 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and some violence
Officer Dave Brown (Harrelson) is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Corrupt cops should know better than to beat a suspect to a pulp in the YouTube age. From the director of the excellent drama The Messenger, Woody Harrelson stars as an LA police officer who gets caught red handed - you guessed it - beating a suspect to a pulp in Rampart, a movie with a lot going for it. Not so much to show for it. Full movie review »
