Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Survive the night. Expose the truth.

Directed by Deon Taylor

Produced by Hidden Empire Film Group, Royal Viking Entertainment

2019109 min6.8 / 10

A tense, paranoid thriller about institutional corruption and survival, where a rookie cop must evade both criminals and the police system meant to protect her.

Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

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  • Is Black and Blue violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Black and Blue scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Black and Blue easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Black and Blue end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Black and Blue sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Black and Blue, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Black and Blue, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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