Is The Laughing Policeman violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% 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 Laughing Policeman scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Laughing Policeman end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 Laughing Policeman easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 73% 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 Laughing Policeman sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

The Laughing Policeman

Name: The Laughing Policeman
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1973
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen, Anthony Zerbe

This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1973112 min6.2 / 10

A gritty, procedural crime thriller centered on a detective's obsessive hunt for his partner's killer, grounded in the harsh realities of 1970s urban violence.

When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories American City Movies Serial Killers And Assassins Murder And Assassination Gangs and Militant Groups

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Hells Angels San Francisco, California Mass Murder Murder Police Officer Killed Police Officer Killer Buddy Cop Gay Bar

Questions people ask

Is The Laughing Policeman violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Laughing Policeman scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does The Laughing Policeman end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Laughing Policeman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.
Is The Laughing Policeman sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

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