Big cities like NY are corrupt & racist to the core & no one cares
The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico will always be remembered as some of Al Pacino’s greatest performances. Serpico was based upon a true story of policeman Frank Serpico who exposed corruption within the New York City police department. It took a huge amount of determination to do this job because he went up against the entire department who were either in on the graft or wanted to protect their fellow policemen over doing what was right. The story highlighted how the whole city of New York was crooked.<br /><br />Right from the start Serpico found out how the department operated. His partner didn’t want to take a call because he was napping. Another partner told him a shop owner gave cops free sandwiches and in return they didn’t give him tickets. One time he arrested two kids wanted for rape and the detectives took all the credit. Another time Serpico was chasing a suspect when a patrol car pulled up and opened fire with no warning and almost killed him. The cops were also given quotas for arrests which meant numbers were more important than who they actually arrested. One detective told Serpico that they only went after the blacks and Latinos and left the Mafia alone because they paid so well. Unspoken was the racism this implied because the Italians were white. Finally, he received a payoff for just being a cop. This was the event that started his dilemma. More importantly no one appears interested in what’s going on all the way up to the mayor’s office. The system simply perpetuated itself.<br /><br />Obviously Serpico survived his experience, hence the book about him and then the movie. The message however was that big cities like New York are corrupt to the core and that continues because people accept it. They aren’t interested in policing and stopping crime. They’re racist as well going after people of color. While the massive bribery may not be as widespread as the 1970s when the Serpico story took place those other problems still exist today.<br />C
The movie title "Serpico," available on Prime Video, has received an average rating of 4.6 from 3022 reviewers. 
It features elements such as IMDb 7.7, 2 h 10 min, 1973, X-Ray and 18+, and it is priced at $4.99.

This title falls under the categories of Drama, Suspense, Emotional and Gritty. 
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : An honest cop risks his life fighting widespread corruption in the New York City police department. Based on a true story..