A Better Way to Die

2001 · 96 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 1,806 VOTES · DIR. Scott Wiper

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Overview

Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos, his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly, awaits. While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.

Dialogue Timeline — 678 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:53 - Is he nervous? - Yeah, he might be a little nervous.
00:03:02 "That guy looks nervous." Maybe: "He's a slob."
00:05:11 Oh yeah, that's right. He said you guys are cops.
00:11:45 I'm ready.
00:15:38 A domestic organization, I believe.
00:17:49 I can't make it here without Carlos.
00:21:00 There's no ambush. It's just me.
00:23:36 They got my car, all my bags, my money.
00:25:43 You've got the wrong guy, lady. My name isn't Harry.
00:28:39 We can go back down south tonight.
00:32:06 And I was ready to offer to untie you, -
00:34:36 One simple, easy phone call?
00:39:30 - I'm going to take him down.
00:42:06 You got it. I'm in room number five.
00:47:46 I don't want to. Not yet.
00:50:01 - Nobody's taking anything with them. - You're going to end up the dead one.
00:56:10 Listen to me.
01:02:25 Do me a favour, would you, Reg? This time try not to light him on fire.
01:06:55 - Clear out here too. - Shit.
01:10:55 See it?
01:14:20 For that, he gets a second chance.
01:19:09 - it isn't professional.
01:25:07 That was wrong.
01:31:32 What the hell are you doing?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed678
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:53
Final line01:31:32

Production Record

DirectorScott Wiper
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,806