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Dark Blue

2002 · 118 min

A gritty, tense police drama that immerses you in moral decay and urban unrest, with a relentless downward spiral.

Tagline
Sworn to protect. Sworn to serve. Sworn to secrecy.
Overview
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • morality
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Ron Shelton
Written by
David Ayer
Starring
Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Brendan Gleeson, Ving Rhames, Kurupt, Dash Mihok, Jonathan Banks
Music
Terence Blanchard
Cinematography
Barry Peterson
Runtime
118 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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