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Released
2013 · FILM

Snitch

A desperate father infiltrates a violent drug cartel as an informant to secure his estranged son's release, but every covert move pits him against ruthless traffickers and a corrupt legal system that could cost him his life.

“How far would you go to save your son?”

Directed by
Ric Roman Waugh, Brad Arnold
Written by
Justin Haythe, Ric Roman Waugh
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
112 min
ActionDramaThriller

Synopsis

John Matthews, a construction company owner, discovers that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Faced with an unjust prison sentence for a first-time offender under mandatory minimum sentencing laws, Jason has no viable means to seek leniency in good conscience. Desperate, John persuades the DEA and the opportunistic District Attorney, Joanne Keeghan, to allow him to go undercover in exchange for helping make significant arrests that could secure his son's release. With the unwitting assistance of an ex-con employee, John infiltrates the narcotics underworld, where each move could cost him his life in an operation that will require all his resources, wits, and courage to survive.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 335+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jonathan ChibnallShot by Dana GonzalesScored by Antonio PintoDesigned by Vincent ReynaudSound by Steve C AaronCostumes by Kimberly Adams GalliganStunts by Tim TrellaVFX by Michael D Leone

Box Office

2013 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$42.9M

Budget$35.0M
Worldwide gross$42.9M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $13.2M — 31% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $16.7M — 39% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,511 theaters

Also known as

  • Snitch - Ein riskanter Dealde
  • Infiltréfr
  • Snitch - L'infiltratoit

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