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Brooklyn's Finest

2010 · 132 min

A grim, tangled descent into corruption and desperation, where every choice tightens the vise and hope is in short supply.

Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
This is War. This is Brooklyn.
Overview
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

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Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • morality
  • crime
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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