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Miami Blues

1990 · 97 min

A sun-bleached neo-noir that lures you in with offbeat humor and oddball romance before tightening into something genuinely unsettling.

Tagline
Real badge. Real gun. Fake cop.
Overview
After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective. Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • deception
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, comedy
Directed by
George Armitage
Written by
George Armitage
Starring
Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nora Dunn, Charles Napier, Shirley Stoler, Bobo Lewis, Obba Babatundé
Music
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Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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