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  • Elite Squad
  • Opened September 19, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 55 min.
  • R
    strong violence, pervasive language and drug content
  • The elite BOPE force (State Police Special Operations Battalion) combats drug trafficking, keeping order has its price though and their actions make it difficult to distinguish right from wrong and justice from revenge. BOPE Captain Nascimento Read More
  • Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado
  • Director: José Padilha
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Art House/Foreign, Suspense/Thriller

Elite Squad Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    New York Magazine | David Edelstein

    The captain narrates in a punchy, journalistic style that gives Elite Squad an...

  • 70
    Village Voice |

    This latest pounding slice-of-thug-life thriller from Brazil packs the same...

  • 40
    Variety |

    A one-note celebration of violence-for-good that plays like a recruitment film...

  • 30
    The Hollywood Reporter | Ray Bennett

    Poorly structured and at times incoherent.

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