Police

Police

Directed by Maurice Pialat

Produced by Gaumont, TF1 Films Production

1985113 min6.0 / 10

A morally murky crime drama centered on a volatile cop's obsessive pursuit of a manipulative woman caught between drug traffickers and the law.

Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly steals 2 million francs that belong to the Tunisians. They suspect her of the theft; her life as well as the lawyer's is in danger. Meanwhile, Noria is playing with both the lawyer and Mangin's affections. Mangin is mercurial anyway: intimidating and bloodying suspects, falling for a police commission trainee before flipping for Noria, wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Can he save the lawyer and Noria, and can he convince her to love?

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Police sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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

  • Does Police end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Police easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Police

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Police

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Police, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Police, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Police, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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