
Busting
What this film exposes about undercover vice cops can't be seen on your television set.
Directed by Peter Hyams
Produced by United Artists, Winkler Films
A gritty 1970s crime thriller about two vice cops operating outside the law to take down a mobster, driven by procedural tension and moral ambiguity.
Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.
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Is Busting scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Busting violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Busting easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Busting sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Does Busting end with hope? 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.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
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Like Busting
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