Snitch is a 2013 American action thriller film[4] directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Dwayne Johnson, based on the experiences of DEA informant James Settembrino.

The film also stars Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt, and Michael Kenneth Williams.

The plot focuses on John Matthews, who goes undercover for the DEA after his estranged son Jason Collins is framed in a drug deal by his best friend.

In Missouri, college student Jason Collins is persuaded by his friend Craig to allow a shipment of drugs to be sent to his house.

Jason's charges carry a minimum of 10 years in prison, so he is pressured to inform on one of his own friends to reduce his own sentence.

Using his connections, John arranges to meet with local United States Attorney Joanne Keeghan, who is running an aggressive anti-drug campaign.

Saying that his construction business cannot stay afloat in the current economy without a supplement to its revenues, John offers to run nearly limitless amounts of drugs at almost zero risk in his freight trucks.

Keeghan relishes the prospect of arresting such a high-profile dealer, but Cooper has a change of heart and tries to talk John out of doing the run, suspecting the cartel will kill him afterwards.

The cartel realizes both that John's son is Jason and he is an informant which leads them on a highway chase and shootout before escaping.

They were inspired by a Frontline documentary about how changes to the federal drug policy of the United States encouraged the incarcerated to snitch on their accomplices.

The site's critics consensus states: "Though it features one of Dwayne Johnson's more thoughtful performances, the presentation of Snitch's underlying message is muddled by lackluster storytelling and some tonal inconsistencies.