Nino Brown is an American success story, an entrepreneur who's found the ultimate cash crop: crack. Nino thinks he's untouchable but he's wrong: a handful of street-smart cops are determined to bring him down.
New Jack City is a gangster movie for the 90's, a hard-hitting tale with "a gritty antidrug message" (Roger Ebert, Siskel & Ebert). Ice T (his film debut), Judd Nelson and Mario Van Peebles (who also directs) portray policemen who lay it all on the line. Wesley Snipes is the angel-of-death kingpin with a city in his grasp. A dynamic cutting-edge soundtrack sports tunes by Ice T, Christopher Williams, 2 Live Crew and more...