Is The Glass Shield sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 The Glass Shield scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 The Glass Shield 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.

Is The Glass Shield violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 The Glass Shield end with hope?

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.

The Glass Shield

Name: The Glass Shield
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1994
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Michael Boatman, Lori Petty, Ice Cube, Erich Anderson, Bernie Casey

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!

Directed by Charles Burnett

Produced by CiBy 2000, Byrnes Schroeder Walker Productions

1994110 min5.2 / 10

A tense institutional drama about a rookie cop's moral awakening as he confronts systemic racism and corruption within his own department, risking everything for truth.

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Trapped Heroes Fighting Back

Genres

Drama Action Thriller Crime

Questions people ask

Is The Glass Shield sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Glass Shield scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Glass Shield easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Glass Shield violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Does The Glass Shield 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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