Broken City

Jan 18, 2013

1h 49m

★ 6.0

Proof Can Be a Powerful Weapon.

Overview

In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

1984 Private Defense Contractors

Inferno International

Regency Enterprises

Black Bear Pictures

New Regency Pictures

Closest to the Hole Productions

Envision Entertainment

Leverage Entertainment

Emmett/Furla Films

Broken City Trailers

Cast

Billy Taggart

Mark Wahlberg

Nicholas Hostetler

Russell Crowe

Cathleen Hostetler

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Carl Fairbanks

Jeffrey Wright

Jack Valliant

Barry Pepper

Katy Bradshaw

Alona Tal

Natalie Barrow

Natalie Martinez

Tony Jansen

Michael Beach

Paul Andrews

Kyle Chandler

Todd Lancaster

James Ransone

Sam Lancaster

Griffin Dunne

Valerie

Britney Theriot

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