Bad Company (1995): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1995, Bad Company is an action, thriller, crime and romance film directed by Damian Harris, running about 108 minutes. “Bribery. Blackmail. Murder. Specialities of the house.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Nelson Crowe is a CIA operative under the thumb of the Company for a disputed delivery of $50,000 in gold. They blackmail him into working for the Grimes Organization, which is set up as a private company for hire, to blackmail prominent individuals. Crowe, working with Margaret Wells (another former Covert Operations operative), blackmails and bribes a State Supreme Court judge, but the deal sours. One of Crowe's co-workers, Tod Stapp, discovers Crowe's current CIA involvement in a plot to overthrow Grimes, and blackmails him to be cut in on the deal. More blackmail occurs as Wells manipulates Crowe to kill Grimes, then the CIA uses that discovery to blackmail Wells into killing Crowe. Who can you trust???

Who’s in it. Bad Company stars Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Crowe, Ellen Barkin as Margaret Wells, Frank Langella as Vic Grimes and Michael Beach as Tod Stapp, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Bad Company has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bad Company page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bad Company tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.