
Dark Blue
Taste attributes: crimedramadetectivethrillerunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"1992, L.A is at boiling point. One cop's turning up the heat"
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, smart crime drama, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 203 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
Nothing pulls hard against this profile.
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Ron Shelton
Cast
- Kurt Russell
- Scott Speedman
- Michael Michele
- Brendan Gleeson
- Ving Rhames
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alphaville Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











