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58% Critic Match
Shakedown
“In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy.”
5.8 / 10• 1988• 1h 33m•R• English
ActionCrimeDramaThrillerMystery
Storyline
When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.
Cast & Crew
Peter Weller
Roland Dalton
Lead
Sam Elliott
Richie Marks
Patricia Charbonneau
Susan Cantrell
Antonio Fargas
Nicky 'N.C.' Carr
Blanche Baker
Gail Feinberger
John C. McGinley
Sean Phillips
Richard Brooks
Michael Jones
Jude Ciccolella
Patrick O'Leary
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Glickenhaus's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shakedown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
