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Dark Blue

Play trailer Poster for Dark Blue R,  2003,  1h 53m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller/ Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 58% 127 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
58% Tomatometer 127 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in 1992, "Dark Blue" is a thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. In this racially charged climate, the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad is assigned a quadruple homicide. As they work the case, detective Eldon (Kurt Russell), tutors SIS rookie Bobby (Scott Speedman) in the realities of police intimidation and corruption.
Dark Blue

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Critics Consensus

Kurt Russell gives a good performance. Too bad there's nothing here that you haven't seen before.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 22, 2010
3/5
Violent police detective teaches his partner. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Jun 19, 2003
2.5/4
As Perry literally descends into hell during the L.A. riots, the film takes on an eerie melancholia powered by Russell's impassioned lead. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Feb 24, 2003
Well worth recommending. Go to Full Review
Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Jan 30, 2020
Dark Blue is a bitter, often stunning sewer elegy for the little-man-as-monster, the nobody who thinks he's somebody but who is just a stooge trapped within a corrupt system. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 7, 2019
With Oscar season 2003 barely underway, our attention is already shifting to Oscar 2004, and in particularly, to Kurt Russell, who without a doubt, should be among next year's list of Best Actor contenders given his performance in Dark Blue. Go to Full Review
James Evans Starburst Jan 29, 2019
5/10
It's not totally without merit (Kurt, mostly) but there's little nuance or replay-ability here. Go to Full Review
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Theodore R Jun 7, 2017 The 10 min LA riot scene is cool, besides that it's just a bad crime drama. No real hero. Every character is unlikable.
Leia G Mar 6, 2017 Kurt Russell plays a compromised cop in the middle of a cover up in the days leading up to the Rodney King decision and the ensuing riots, and while it's a fairly gritty tale and believable enough, I just never fully committed to it because I can't get behind Scott Speedman and his boyish face, for whatever reason. Worth a rental, but I doubt it's going to be anything you wanna watch more than once. See more
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Ron Shelton

Director

Kurt Russell

Eldon Perry

Brendan Gleeson

Jack Van Meter

Scott Speedman

Bobby Keough

Michael Michele

Beth Williamson

Lolita Davidovich

Sally Perry

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Dark Blue

Dark Blue (2002) Dark Blue (2002) Dark Blue (2002) KURT RUSSELL and director RON SHELTON discuss a scene while filming United Artists' drama DARK BLUE. Beth Williamson (MICHAEL MICHELE) and Bobby Keough (SCOTT SPEEDMAN) search for a suspect in United Artists' drama DARK BLUE. Detective Eldon Perry (KURT RUSSELL) leads Beth Williamson (MICHAEL MICHELE, center) and Bobby Keough (SCOTT SPEEDMAN, right) in searching for a suspect in United Artists' drama DARK BLUE. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in 1992, "Dark Blue" is a thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. In this racially charged climate, the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad is assigned a quadruple homicide. As they work the case, detective Eldon (Kurt Russell), tutors SIS rookie Bobby (Scott Speedman) in the realities of police intimidation and corruption.
Director
Ron Shelton
Producer
Caldecot Chubb, David Blocker, James Jacks, Sean Daniel
Screenwriter
David Ayer, James Ellroy
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Cosmic Pictures, InterMedia Film Equities Ltd., Alphaville Films
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.1M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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