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End of Watch
Why this pick
A similarly raw Los Angeles pressure-cooker, built around a volatile male partnership, street-level danger, and Ayer’s unvarnished sense of moral exhaustion.
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MOVIE2005 2h 0m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Jim Davis (Christian Bale) is a former United States Army Rangers who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Jim has a Mexican girlfriend, Marta (Tammy Trull), whom he is determined to marry, and bring into the United States to start a life together. With this in mind, Jim returns to Los Angeles.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Christian Bale
Jim Luther Davis
Freddy Rodríguez
Mike Alonzo
Eva Longoria
Sylvia
Noel Gugliemi
Flaco
Emilio Rivera
Eddy
Terry Crews
Darrell
J.K. Simmons
Agent Richards
Tammy Trull
Marta