Deep Cover

Deep Cover

There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.

Directed by Bill Duke

Produced by Image Organization, New Line Cinema

1992108 min6.8 / 10

A morally murky neo-noir thriller about an undercover cop's descent into the drug trade, where the line between law enforcement and criminality becomes dangerously blurred.

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

Questions people ask

  • Is Deep Cover one of a kind? No. Less singular than 95% of films.

  • Is Deep Cover scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Deep Cover violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Deep Cover sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Deep Cover end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Deep Cover easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Deep Cover

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Deep Cover

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Deep Cover, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Deep Cover, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Deep Cover, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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