New Jack City

"They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime."

Mar 8 1991 R 1h 37m
Action, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miserably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher.

Written by

Thomas Lee Wright, Barry Michael Cooper

Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Jackson/McHenry Company, The, Jacmac Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
40,329
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA