Los Angeles. Jake Hoyt er nyuddannet politimand og ivrig efter at arbejde for narkoafdelingens eltitegruppe, der ledes af den erfarne Alonzo Harris. Harris tilbyder Hoyt, at han kan komme med på patrulje en enkelt dag og vise, at han dur til noget. I løbet af dagen bliver Hoyt klar over, at Harris har fortolker loven på sin egen måde. Mens Hoyt kæmper med sin samvittighed, får han mistanke om, at han i virkeligheden skal bruges som offer i en kompliceret komplot.
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Fed skurk
Bar hud & store muskler
Vilde våben
Stærke one-liners
Episk action
Ekstra kategori
Cast
Denzel Washington
Alonzo
Ethan Hawke
Jake
Scott Glenn
Roger
Tom Berenger
Stan Gursky
Harris Yulin
Doug Rosselli
Raymond J. Barry
Lou Jacobs
Cliff Curtis
Smiley
Dr. Dre
Paul
Snoop Dogg
Blue
Macy Gray
Sandman's Wife
Charlotte Ayanna
Lisa
Eva Mendes
Sara
Nick Chinlund
Tim
Jaime Gomez
Mark
Raymond Cruz
Sniper
Noel Gugliemi
Moreno
Samantha Esteban
Letty
Richard Browner
Waiter (Dining Car)
Ronald Ellis
Gangster
William English
Dice Player #4
Kyjel N. Jolly
Alonzo's Son
Fran Kranz
College Driver
Janeen Krikorian
Waitress (Diner)
Princera Lee
Wig Store Owner
Robert Leon
Veterano
Seidy López
Dreamer
Kenneth Allen Madden
Dice Player #1
Sarah Danielle Madison
Female College Passenger
Chris Patterson
Dice Player #2
Rudy Perez
PeeWee
Darrell Sellers
Dice Player #3
Ben Skorstad
LAPD Pilot
Cle Sloan
Bone
Brett Sorenson
Male College Passenger
Abel Soto
Neto
Will Stewart
Crackhead #2
Denzel Whitaker
Dimitri
Garland Whitt
Crackhead #1
Peter Greene
Jeff (uncredited)
Terry Crews
Gang Member (uncredited)
Jon A. Barnes
LAPD Street Cop (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Michael Ray Clark
Gang Member (uncredited)
David Ayer
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Namrata Singh Gujral
Latina Beauty (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez
Precision Driver (uncredited)
Vince Romo
Cholo (uncredited)
Julie Stranahan
Female Cop (uncredited)
Nancy Young
Russian Driver (uncredited)
George Meyers
Cop (uncredited)