Bad Lieutenant

About Bad Lieutenant

While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

Bad Lieutenant (1992) is a crime film directed by Abel Ferrara. It runs 96 minutes and was released in November 1992.

The film is filed under corruption, drug addiction, drug dealer, and police corruption.

Harvey Keitel takes the lead as LT, Peggy Gormley as LT's Wife, Stella Keitel as LT's Daughter, and Victor Argo as Bet Cop. The screenplay is by Abel Ferrara and Zoë Lund. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel, and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

City Hall, Memories of Murder, and Gone Baby Gone make useful companions to Bad Lieutenant, all filed under new york city. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 993 votes and it carries a NC-17 rating.