Snitch (2013)

A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.

Director:

Ric Roman Waugh

Writers:

Justin Haythe, Ric Roman Waugh

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal, Susan Sarandon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	John Matthews
Barry Pepper	...	Agent Cooper
Jon Bernthal	...	Daniel James
Susan Sarandon	...	Joanne Keeghan
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Malik (as Michael K. Williams)
Rafi Gavron	...	Jason Collins
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Sylvie Collins
Nadine Velazquez	...	Analisa
Benjamin Bratt	...	Juan Carlos 'El Topo' Pintera
Lela Loren	...	Vanessa
JD Pardo	...	Benicio
David Harbour	...	Jay Price
Harold Perrineau	...	Jeffrey Steele
Kyara Campos	...	Isabelle Matthews
James Allen McCune	...	Craig

Storyline

Construction 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.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | interracial marriage | wiretap | car crash | ex husband ex wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go to save your son?

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content and sequences of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Summit Entertainment [us]

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cinkaroš

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,167,607 (USA) (22 February 2013)

Gross:

$42,325,855 (USA) (26 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Exclusive Media Group, Participant Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Frontline: Snitch (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Zone Full_CML"
Performed by Marcus and Alvin Merriett
Courtesy of The Chicago Music Library, Malibu, CA

User Reviews

One of the best captivating, action packed movies!

Dwayne "the rock" Johnson hands down did an amazing job portraying the father who would go to any length to save his son! I wasn't expecting this movie to be this good but it had me. I wanted to immediately know what was going to happen next. Although this movie doesn't seem so realistic it is very intense and you want to know how each scene is going to turn out. If you are looking for a good action packed drama then this movie is definitely for you. I would recommend to go see this movies while it's out in theaters. It is by far a great entertaining movie and the characters believability in the movie is great! Although if you are a critic on films which aren't realistically possible then maybe this isn't for you. But overall I would give the rocks performance in this film an A.