Crown Vic
Seen it?2019 | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (62% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved End of Watch or Training Day, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
One memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel and his trainee, ambitious rookie cop Nick Holland in the LAPD's Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets, Mandel and Holland must contend with a city about to boil over, as well as Jack VanZandt, an unhinged rogue cop out for payback running wild in their patrol zone.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4K worldwide on a $4 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joel Souza
- Thomas JaneRay Mandel
- Luke KleintankNick Holland
- Josh HopkinsJack VanZandt
- David KrumholtzStroke Adams
- Bridget MoynahanTracy Peters
- Scottie ThompsonClaire
- Emma IshtaAlly
- Devon WerkheiserFloyd Stiles
- Alex MorfWatts
- Shiloh VerricoKailey