Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

Trust him... he's a cop.

Directed by Mike Figgis

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Image Organization

1990115 min6.4 / 10

A tense institutional thriller about corruption and manipulation within the LAPD, where trust becomes a weapon and moral lines blur.

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

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  • Is Internal Affairs scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Internal Affairs easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Internal Affairs end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Internal Affairs violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Internal Affairs sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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