Film199992 min

The Mod Squad

Name: The Mod Squad
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1999
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin

Taste attributes: actiondramamysterythrillercrimedetectivefastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"First they broke the law. Now they are the law."

Boxlist takeExpect a smart, fast-moving thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

4.3 /10

TMDB · 88 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save their names, and that of their deceased benefactor.

Synopsis: TMDB