Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
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Long watch · 2h 2m
At 2h 2m it runs over two hours.
Crime · Drama · Action · Thriller
TMDB files it under crime, drama, action, and thriller.
1 free · 5 to rent · 5 to buy
Not listed on a subscription service. Free or ad-supported on YouTube Free. Listed to rent from 5 stores. Listed to buy from 5 stores.
6.2 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 120 votes, a positive audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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