Snitch
Seen it?2013 | 112 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Traffic, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$58 million worldwide on a $35 million budget; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 147K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
- Dwayne JohnsonJohn Matthews
- Barry PepperAgent Cooper
- Susan SarandonJoanne Keeghan
- Benjamin BrattJuan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsMalik
- Melina KanakaredesSylvie Collins
- Nadine VelazquezAnalisa
- David HarbourJay Price
- Jon BernthalDaniel James
- Harold PerrineauJeffrey Steele