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New Jack City

1991 · 1h 41m · Thriller · Crime · Drama

TMDB 6.7/10 (624 votes)

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

Directed by Mario Van Peebles

Box office $48M worldwide

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1991 · 1h 41m · Thriller · Crime · Drama

TMDB 6.7/10 (624 votes)

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

Directed by Mario Van Peebles

Box office $48M worldwide

IMDb ↗Screen catalogue →

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Mario Van PeeblesDirector

Wesley Snipesas Nino Brown

Ice-Tas Scotty Appleton

Allen Payneas Garald "Gee Money" Welles

Chris Rockas Pookie

Mario Van Peeblesas Stone

Michael Micheleas Selina

Bill Nunnas Duh Duh Duh Man

Russell Wongas Park

Bill Cobbsas Old Man

Christopher Williamsas Kareem Akbar

Judd Nelsonas Nick Peretti

Vanessa Williamsas Keisha

Tracy Camilla Johnsas Uniqua

Anthony DeSandoas Frankie Needles

Cast & crew political lean — 1 of 15 researched: 1 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.

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New Jack City is a 1991 American neo-noir gangster film directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, based on a story by Wright. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Judd Nelson, Bill Cobbs, Bill Nunn, and Van Peebles. Its plot follows Nino Brown, a drug lord in New York City during the crack epidemic, and Scotty Appleton, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective who vows to end Nino's rise to power by going undercover to work for Nino's gang.

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