Rampart

Rampart

The most corrupt cop you've ever seen on screen

Directed by Oren Moverman

Produced by Lightstream Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment

2011108 min5.5 / 10

A bleak character study of a morally bankrupt LAPD officer whose racism, brutality, and corruption isolate him as institutional and personal forces close in.

The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.

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Questions people ask

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

  • Is Rampart easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Rampart end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Rampart sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Rampart violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Rampart, and what each one shares →

Like Rampart

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rampart

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rampart, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rampart, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rampart, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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