Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Name: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2009
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Fairuza Balk

2009 · 2h00 · Film

Directed by Werner Herzog

Starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Fairuza Balk, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower, Brad Dourif, Vondie Curtis-Hall

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Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

Updated August 14, 2026