Witness Protection

Apr 14, 2011

1h 45m

★ 6.2

When the mob wants you dead there's only one place to hide...

Overview

Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners. However, Batton will have to join the Federal Witness Protection Program, which means that he, his wife, and his children will never again see their friends and family.

Genres

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO Films

TurtleBack Productions

Witness Protection Trailers

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Cast

Steven Beck

Forest Whitaker

Bobby Batton

Tom Sizemore

Cindy Batton

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Sean Batton

Shawn Hatosy

Suzie Batton

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Sharp

William Sadler

Jim Cutler

Jim Metzler

Duffy

Greg Pitts

David Ramirez

Daniel Zacapa

Hit Man

Greg Lipari

Reedy

Leon Russom

Cindy's Mother

Joanna Merlin

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