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Bad Boys

1983 · 123 min

It is a raw and intense look at survival within a brutal, unforgiving environment.

Tagline
There's only one person left who believes Mick O'Brien can make it... Mick O'Brien.
Overview
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • violence
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Rick Rosenthal
Written by
Richard Di Lello
Starring
Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown, Robert Lee Rush
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees, Donald E. Thorin
Runtime
123 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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