The Corruptor

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The Corruptor

R

1999

1h 50m

Action

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Martial arts expert Detective Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) teams up with his colleague Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg) to keep several gangs in New York City's Chinatown from annihilating each other. They must contend not only with the increasingly power-hungry gangsters, but also with the temptation of bribery and corruption as the bad guys divide and conquer the police forces. In what's beginning to seem like a losing battle, Chen and Wallace struggle to establish law and prevent more bloodshed.

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Critics Consensus

This uninspiring cop thriller doesn't measure up to Chow Yun-Fat's Hong Kong work.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

1.5/4

Hard Boiled, directed by the master of the genre, director John Woo, is a cult favorite. The Corruptor isn't in that league.

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

01/01/2000

2/4

Visceral. Textural. Interesting.

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New York Post

01/01/2000

An enjoyable ride!

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CSM Staff

Christian Science Monitor

03/21/2019

2/4

The trite story has plenty of distasteful moments.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

4/5

Jeanne Aufmuth

Palo Alto Weekly

05/14/2003

3/4

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jan 11

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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The Big M

@BigMovieHouse Dec 22

Marky Mark is so bad here that he almost ruins the entire film. Chow Yun Fat does what he can to save it but Marky Mark over powers him with his awfulness

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Tyler N

@RT33166214 Oct 27

It was great for 30 minutes. Then it was drawn out and confusing to go along with some gratuitous and tasteless violence of innocent bystanders—including women and children. The message in the end was good. Just at too much of a cost.

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M B

@Timbero 04/08/2025

Underrated action movie. Very well made and acted. Also close to the real world!

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic 03/09/2025

A good acted action movie that was over the top and had a realistic ending.

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Matthew H

@Hendy2013 03/01/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed this film mark Wahlberg and chow-yun-fat deliver

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Synopsis

Martial arts expert Detective Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) teams up with his colleague Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg) to keep several gangs in New York City's Chinatown from annihilating each other. They must contend not only with the increasingly power-hungry gangsters, but also with the temptation of bribery and corruption as the bad guys divide and conquer the police forces. In what's beginning to seem like a losing battle, Chen and Wallace struggle to establish law and prevent more bloodshed.

Director: James Foley
Producer: Dan Halsted
Screenwriter: Robert Pucci
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.2M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround