Snitch
6.1/10
Rating
112 min
Runtime
2013
Release Year
Ric Roman Waugh
Director
Cast
Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Kenneth Williams
Quick Synopsis
John Matthews, a construction company owner, discovers that his estranged son Jason has been arrested for drug trafficking and faces a harsh mandatory minimum sentence despite being a first-time offender. Unable to secure leniency for Jason through normal legal means, John persuades the DEA and the ambitious District Attorney Joanne Keeghan to allow him to go undercover. His mission is to help them make significant drug arrests that could lead to Jason's release. With the unexpected assistance of an employee who is an ex-convict, John navigates the dangerous narcotics world, relying on all his resources, intelligence, and courage to survive the operation and save his son.
Detailed Synopsis of Snitch
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.
