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John Doman has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Wire.
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Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Dir. David Simon · With Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
Dir. Derek Cianfrance · With Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Dir. Lynne Ramsay · With Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov

A police officer patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.
Dir. Liz Moore, Nikki Toscano · With Amanda Seyfried, Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco
Having taken out warlords, drug kingpins and international assassins, Thomas Beckett must now face the ultimate enemy, his best friend Paul Finnegan.
Dir. P.J. Pesce · With Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, Denis Arndt