Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

The only criminal he can't catch is himself.

2009122 min6.2 / 10

A darkly absurd, frenetic descent into the moral and psychological corruption of a compromised cop, blending neo-noir crime with surreal, hallucinatory moments and black comedy.

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

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