
Dark Blue
Sworn to protect. Sworn to serve. Sworn to secrecy.
Directed by Ron Shelton
Produced by Intermedia Films, IM Filmproduktion
A morally murky crime thriller set against the Rodney King riots that explores institutional corruption and one officer's reckoning with his complicity in systemic brutality.
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
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Is Dark Blue one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of films.
Is Dark Blue violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Dark Blue scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Dark Blue sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Dark Blue end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Dark Blue easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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