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McCanick

McCanick

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McCanick

"The truth has stayed buried for over seven years. But now-this day-the reckoning will come."

2014

1h 36m

4.5(50 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Over the course of one feverish day, a harried narcotics detective and his reluctant partner frantically track down a recently released convict who knows a secret from the past.

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Production Companies

Bleiberg Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

David Morse

David Morse

Eugene 'Mack' McCanick

Cory Monteith

Cory Monteith

Simon Weeks

Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel

Floyd Intrator

Rachel Nichols

Rachel Nichols

Amy Intrator

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Quinn

Tracie Thoms

Tracie Thoms

Sister Alice

Trevor Morgan

Trevor Morgan

Louis

Aaron Yoo

Aaron Yoo

Carl

Franklin Ojeda Smith

Franklin Ojeda Smith

Julius

Anthony Dippolito

Young Hustler

Creative team

Directed by: Josh C. Waller
Written by: Daniel Noah
Produced by: Ehud Bleiberg
David Morse

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