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Devil in a Blue Dress

1995 · 102 min

A slow-burning, atmospheric noir that wraps you in postwar LA's shadows and keeps you tense with its intricate mystery.

Tagline
Private detective Easy Rawlins has been caught on the wrong side of the most dangerous secret in town.
Overview
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • race
  • crime
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
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Languages
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