Snitch

In Snitch, a stubborn construction company owner named John Matthews learns his estranged son Jason has been arrested on drug charges. Facing a grim mandatory minimum sentence, Jason offers nothing to bargain with. John, driven by paternal loyalty and a desire to spare his son the system's harsh fate, volunteers to cooperate with law enforcement. He persuades the DEA and the savvy DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover inside the drug trade, leveraging a personal risk to gather arrests that could free his boy. An ex-con coworker helps him blend in, and John dives into a perilous world where a single misstep can cost him his life. The clock ticks as he balances deception and family duty, risk increasing.

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, Snitch shifts from a thriller to a lean crime drama with a hard edge. The screenplay by Justin Haythe tightens the premise, and Johnson anchors the film with a restrained, forceful performance supported by co-stars.

The film carried a 35 million budget and earned about 42.9 million worldwide, a solid return for a mid-range thriller headlined by Dwayne Johnson while remaining far from a blockbuster, yet it drew steady audiences across markets in theaters worldwide.

Snitch sits at the crossroads of a thriller and procedural, offering a blunt look at mandatory minimums and the way a father's love collides with the system. It sparked discussion about justice reform and the consequences of crossing lines for family. Its themes on accountability linger in debates about justice.

Critics noted a grindhouse realism in the undercover sequences and the performance atmosphere, with Johnson delivering a controlled intensity that anchors the film. The movie foregrounds ethics versus expediency and the toll of deception on personal relationships, giving a practical take on vigilante justice. It prompts viewers to consider ethics.