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This rugged crime drama set in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, concerns Capone (Paul Campbell), a streetwise undercover police officer who grew up in the worst part of Kingston and has become an eff... read more read more...ective lawman -- almost too effective, as his sometimes brutal methods have gotten him in trouble with his superiors. When Capone is sent back to the neighborhood where he grew up, he makes the shocking discovery that his best friend from childhood, Ratty (Mark Danvers), has taken up a life of crime as a right-hand man for local crime boss Oney (Carl Bradshaw). Capone learns that Ratty is a key man in Oney's gun-running operation, and he's torn between his loyalty to his friend and his duties as a cop; Rita (Audrey Reid), Capone's ex-girlfriend who now lives with Ratty, is caught in the middle. Shot in Jamaica using a mixture of professional actors and folks off the street, Third World Cop is scored with a pulsating reggae soundtrack, featuring Sly and Robbie, Beenie Man, the Marley Brothers, Innocent Crew, and Wally Badarou. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Chris Browne

Release Date: June 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000

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Jeremiah Kipp
August 19, 2003
Jeremiah Kipp, ToxicUniverse.com

Third World Cop shows that Hollywood hackdom isn't that far removed from independent (and foreign) digital video posturing. Full Review

David Nusair
July 27, 2003
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...proof that not just the Americans are capable of churning out cliched action flicks. Full Review

Bruce Feld
January 1, 2000
Bruce Feld, Film Journal International

A strictly by-the-numbers script prevents Third World Cop from becoming a cult favorite in the tradition of The Harder They Come. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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April 25, 2003
Globe and Mail

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Kenneth Turan
August 15, 2002
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

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A.O. Scott
January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, New York Times

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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June 1, 1999
Entertainment Weekly

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Todd Jorgenson
August 22, 2005
Todd Jorgenson, Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

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