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One Good Cop

1991 · 104 min

A gritty cop drama that turns tender over adopted kids, then curdles into desperate, morally tangled choices you feel in your gut.

Directed by
Heywood Gould
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Tagline
How far will one man go to be a good father and stay...
Overview
When his partner is killed in the line of duty, Artie Lewis becomes the legal guardian of his three orphaned girls. But during his investigation of the case, Lewis finds his life – and that of his newfound family – on the line. That's when the guilty crime-lord comes face to face with one man's rage, one man's fury, one man's justice.

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Directed by
Heywood Gould
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • grief
  • morality
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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