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Blue Steel

1990 · 102 min

A sleek, cold neo-noir that tightens like a wire, blending procedural grit with a stalker's unnerving intimacy.

Tagline
For a rookie cop, there's one thing more dangerous than uncovering a killer's fantasy...becoming it.
Overview
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the assailant's gun from the crime scene, the police hold Turner accountable for killing an unarmed man. That same someone carves Turner's name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders. Turner teams up with detective Nick Mann to clear her name and catch the killer. But she is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who's always one step ahead… and much closer than she thinks!

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by
Kathryn Bigelow, Eric Red
Starring
Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco, Kevin Dunn, Richard Jenkins
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
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Languages
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