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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Narc is a 2002 crime film written and directed by Joe Carnahan in his first major film production. It stars Jason Patric and Ray Liotta.The film starts with an undercover narcotics officer Nick Tellis (Jason Patric), pursuing a drug dealer after his cover has been blown, ending in the death of the drug dealer as well as a stray bullet causing the miscarriage of a pregnant woman. Eighteen months later, Tellis is persuaded to investigate the cold-blooded murder of another undercover narcotics officer named Michael Calvess. He is partnered with another detective, Henry Oak (Ray Liotta). Nick Tellis tries to seek out the real reason for Michael Calvess's death behind his partner's back, and we are given a glimpse into the seedy side of police work in a poorer area. The film was well received, and made back twice its fairly modest production cost.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })For the Video Game from Williams Electronics, click here.
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 Bittersweet Ending: Tellis finally gets told the truth of how Calvess died during Oak's last moments of life, and it was all recorded on tape. He is left to choose whether he will give the tape to the police or not. The credits roll before he makes a choice.
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 Black-and-Gray Morality: Most of the criminals that Oak and Tellis encounter aren’t saints by any means but the two cops, especially Oak aren’t exactly the most morally upstanding cops themselves and they use very extreme methods to get what they want.
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 Blood from the Mouth: In the first scene where Nick is chasing a drug dealer during a blown undercover operation. The dealer stabs a random guy as he runs from Nick, and the dude groans in pain while gurgling up blood. It's brutal, unsettling, and effectively sets the tone early on for the rest of the film.
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 Badass Longcoat: Oak is sporting one throughout the majority of the movie.
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