Movie

Prince of the City

1981 · 167 min

A long, grimly absorbing plunge into institutional rot, where every confession tightens the vise and idealism curdles into exhaustion.

Tagline: A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.
Overview: New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Corruption, loyalty, betrayal, guilt
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: corruption
loyalty
betrayal
guilt
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild