Pride and Glory

"Truth. Honor. Loyalty. Family. What are you willing to sacrifice?"

Oct 24 2008 R 2h 10m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.

Plot

A family of police officers - patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law - deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights. Four officers die in an ambush at a drug dealer's apartment. It's brother Francis's precinct, so when the investigation led by brother Ray finds hints of police corruption, there's pressure to close ranks and save Frankie's career. Dad, a police brass, promises Ray that he and Frankie can clean things up, and Ray should focus on catching the drug dealer who killed the cops. Meanwhile, brother-in-law Jimmy, a hothead and an enforcer, is visited at home by a lowlife. Is Jimmy involved in the corruption? Where can this take the family?

Written by

Joe Carnahan, Gavin O'Connor, Greg O'Connor

Directed by

Gavin O'Connor

Production Countries

Germany, United States of America

Production Companies

Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 1 KG, Avery Pix, O'Connor Brothers, Solaris Film, New Line Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
64,495
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA