Bad Lieutenant
Directed by Abel Ferrara
A corrupt, drug-addicted New York City cop confronts his own sins while investigating the brutal rape of a young nun.
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- cultfilmlikerDecember 30, 2025The only heroin scene to rival Trainspotting. I was slack-jawed Harvey Keitel’s scene where he shows dong is incredible. Worth it just for that, plus the film is good too And one of the best small but powerful performances of all-time by Frankie Thorn. Abel just understands power in America. Also humanity A Clockwork Orange x The Devils x Altered States vibes during that nightmarish SA sequence The camerawork at the end was magnificent I bet the Safdies love this film. I see Good Time, Uncut Gems, and Marty Supreme in this lol
Bad Lieutenant Trivia
Bad Lieutenant was released on December 17, 1992.
Bad Lieutenant was directed by Abel Ferrara.
Bad Lieutenant has a runtime of 1h 36m.
Bad Lieutenant was produced by Edward R. Pressman, Mary Kane.
A corrupt, drug-addicted New York City cop confronts his own sins while investigating the brutal rape of a young nun.
The key characters in Bad Lieutenant are LT (Harvey Keitel), LT's Wife (Peggy Gormley), LT's Daughter (Stella Keitel).
Bad Lieutenant is rated NC-17.
Bad Lieutenant is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film.
Bad Lieutenant has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Bad Lieutenant had a budget of $1M.
Bad Lieutenant has made $2M at the box office.