Gritty modern Noir about an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case of a murdered cop. Jason Patric, Ray Liotta, Joe Carnahan, 2002.

A natural successor to the violent thrillers of the 70s, director Joe Carnahan's breakthrough Narc brings the genre screaming into a new era, setting the standard for the modern cop drama with its gritty, unrelenting tone and style.