Is Blue Steel one of a kind?

No. Less singular than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blue Steel violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Blue Steel end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blue Steel easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Blue Steel

Name: Blue Steel
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Louise Fletcher

For a rookie cop, there's one thing more dangerous than uncovering a killer's fantasy...becoming it.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Produced by Lightning Pictures, Precision Films

1990102 min5.8 / 10

A tense psychological thriller about a rookie cop hunted by a psychopath who weaponizes her own guilt and identity against her in a cat-and-mouse game of obsession.

Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the assailant's gun from the crime scene, the police hold Turner accountable for killing an unarmed man. That same someone carves Turner's name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders. Turner teams up with detective Nick Mann to clear her name and catch the killer. But she is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who's always one step ahead… and much closer than she thinks!

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Questions people ask

Is Blue Steel one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.
Is Blue Steel scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Blue Steel violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Blue Steel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Blue Steel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Blue Steel sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.