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Black and Blue

2019 · 109 min

A tense, fast-paced chase through a hostile city, where every ally is suspect and survival depends on outrunning both cops and criminals.

Directed by: Deon Taylor
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo

Tagline: Survive the night. Expose the truth.
Overview: Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

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Directed by: Deon Taylor
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
survival
justice
race
betrayal
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, thriller, crime
Directed by: Deon Taylor
Written by: Peter A. Dowling
Starring: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp, Nafessa Williams, James Moses Black
Music: Geoff Zanelli
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Runtime: 109 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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