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Q & A

1990 · 132 min

A gritty, talky crime drama that simmers with moral rot and institutional betrayal, rewarding close attention.

Tagline
When the questions are dangerous, the answers can be deadly.
Overview
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • power
  • justice
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
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
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
Sidney Lumet
Starring
Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal, Lee Richardson, Luis Guzmán, Charles S. Dutton, Jenny Lumet
Music
Rubén Blades
Cinematography
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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