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62% Critic Match
The Big Easy
“He's got to hide the truth. She'll stop at nothing to find it. But tonight, everything's off the record.”
6.2 / 10• 1986• 1h 42m•R• English
DramaActionCrimeMystery
Storyline
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
Cast & Crew
Dennis Quaid
Remy McSwain
Lead
Ellen Barkin
Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty
Jack Kellom
John Goodman
Andre DeSoto
Lisa Jane Persky
McCabe
Ebbe Roe Smith
Ed Dodge
Tom O'Brien
Bobby McSwain
CL
Charles Ludlam
Lamar Parmentel
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim McBride's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Easy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
