Serpico

Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) knew from a young age that he wanted to be a police officer. Now, fresh from the New York police academy he joins what he perceives to be a righteous fight against crime. It quickly becomes apparent however that the veterans of the force are making a little extra cash on the side while they fallaciously "protect and serve." Serpico refuses to become a cop on-the-take and sets in motion the necessary steps to put an end to the transgression. However, the level of corruption reaches higher than he ever suspected and he finds himself alone; surrounded by enemies that would do anything to keep a whistle-blowing traitor from exposing their profitable charade.