Skip to main content
Shakedown poster

In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy.

Shakedown (1988)

May 6, 19881h 33mEN
5.8

97 votes

Overview

When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.

Where to Watch

Streaming availability for India

Rent

Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At Home

Buy

Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At Home
Powered by JustWatch Shakedown

Top Billed Cast

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6.0M

Revenue

$10.1M

Production Companies

Shapiro-Glickenhaus EntertainmentBlue Jean CopUniversal Pictures

Movies Like Shakedown

Recommended for You

User Reviews

kevin2019

2.0

"Shakedown" is much too unremarkable for its own good and obviously somebody somewhere must have realised this so in order to effectively remedy such an unwanted situation somebody somewhere has deemed it appropriate that the film ought to be modelled more upon the box office hit "Lethal Weapon" (1987). So this means we are frequently subjected to an assortment of deliberately eye catching action sequences and stunts. No problem there, you might think. After all, the sequences in question have been incredibly well executed and they do successfully enliven what is a generally unmemorable motio…

Read full review →

Explore More