Movie
Street Kings
Overview
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-04-10
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Dune Entertainment III, Emmett/Furla Films, Yari Film Group
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Detective Tom Ludlow
- Forest Whitaker as Captain Jack Wander
- Chris Evans as Detective Paul Diskant
- Hugh Laurie as Captain James Biggs
- Naomie Harris as Linda Washington
- Cedric the Entertainer as Scribble
- Martha Higareda as Grace Garcia
- Common as Coates
- Angela Sun as Julie Fukashima
- Jay Mohr as Sgt. Mike Clady
- Amaury Nolasco as Detective Cosmo Santos
- John Corbett as Detective Dante Demille
Crew
- David Ayer - Director
- Jamie Moss - Screenplay
- Kurt Wimmer - Screenplay
- James Ellroy - Screenplay
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