New Jack City

New Jack City

They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.

1991•1h 37m•6.6/10

ThrillerCrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(574)

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

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Production

Jacmac Films, Jackson-McHenry Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Nino Brown

Ice-T

Ice-T

Scotty Appleton

Allen Payne

Allen Payne

Garald "Gee Money" Welles

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Pookie

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Stone

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

Selina

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Duh Duh Duh Man

Russell Wong

Russell Wong

Park

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Old Man

Christopher Williams

Christopher Williams

Kareem Akbar

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Nick Peretti

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Keisha

Tracy Camilla Johns

Tracy Camilla Johns

Uniqua

Anthony DeSando

Anthony DeSando

Frankie Needles

Nick Ashford

Nick Ashford

Reverend Oates

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Police Commissioner

John Aprea

John Aprea

Don Armeteo

Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

Master of Ceremonies

Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav

D.J.

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