Snitch

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  • Opened February 22, 2013 
  • 1 hr 52 min
  • PG-13 | Sequences of Violence and Drug Content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • In the fast-paced action thriller SNITCH, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission -- risking everything, including his family and his own life. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Jon Bernthal, Susan Sarandon, Michael Kenneth Williams
  • Director: Ric Roman Waugh
  • Genres: Crime Drama, Crime, Social Problem Film

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SNITCH was REPETITIVE.

by noahcross

The movie was over all an okay movie. All the cast was a great pick, but the story line was hard to follow and very repetitive. Some parts were longer then what it should have been. If you like...

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by DaveAnson79

Seriously awesome...suspenseful...dramatic... Not the normal Rock movie, he showed real range in this. "No walls were injured during the making of this movie.."...

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SNITCH

by thedoctor777

I really loved this film for several reasons. The story was based on true events and the director did a great job of keeping the pace perfect all the way throughout the movie. The entire cast did a...

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Critic Reviews

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

It's an entertaining picture — pulp, coming from a place of righteous indignation. Read full review

75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Rick Groen

Pleasant because, instead of the usual hero-and-mayhem jive, Snitch is an honest exercise in workmanlike craft. This is to film what ceramic is to floors or Billy is to bookcase or what a third-line centre is to a winning hockey team – hardly great but good and solid and functional. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

In its focus on an ordinary family facing a nightmarish scenario, Snitch is a terrifying but relatable story. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Todd McCarthy

Unusual for this sort of thing, Snitch is a film after which you remember the characters and actors more than the big action moments. Read full review

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Dwayne Johnson in "Snitch."