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Internal Affairs

Name: Internal Affairs
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Richard Gere, Andy García, Laurie Metcalf, Nancy Travis, Elijah Wood

Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerdetectiveunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Trust him... he's a cop."

Boxlist takeA layered, weighty crime drama: grounded and unsavoury. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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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