Julie (Claire Danes), Peter (Giovanni Ribisi) and Lincoln (Omar Epps)
are three minor delinquents who choose to become undercover cops in
place of serving their jail terms. When their superior Capt. Adam Greer (Dennis Farina) is murdered, the trio set out to find the real culprits.
The Mod Squad has received negative reviews by critics.[1]Rotten Tomatoes reported that 4% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 48.[2] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 16, based on 21 reviews.[1] The film was nominated for one Razzie Award, Worst Screenplay. It was also a huge failure at the box office, grossing only $13 million out of its $50 million budget.
The movie premiered on Cinemax in November 2010.[citation needed]