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Cruising

1980 · 102 min

A grimy, hypnotic descent into a hidden subculture, where the line between cop and killer blurs in an atmosphere of sweat and paranoia.

Directed by
William Friedkin
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.
Overview
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

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Directed by
William Friedkin
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • crime
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by
William Friedkin
Written by
William Friedkin
Starring
Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Jay Acovone, Gene Davis
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
James A. Contner
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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