Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

New York City Is The Heart Of The World. And The Blood Flows Freely.

1998 · 107 min · ★ 4.2 · Drama, Crime, TV Movie

A pair of taxi-driving NYC detectives take up the case of tourists who are robbed of their money and luggage by a shady limo driver. Things get dicey when the tourists accidentally get mixed up in a drug dealer's murder and money heist, while the detectives go after a hit man posing as a friend from the `hood'.

Directed by Jeff Freilich · Written by Jeff Freilich

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