Black and Blue

"Survive the night. Expose the truth."

2019 1h 49m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,009

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Synopsis

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Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

“Survive the night. Expose the truth.”

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Cast

Naomie Harris
Officer Alicia West
Tyrese Gibson
Milo 'Mouse' Jackson
Frank Grillo
Officer Terry Malone
Mike Colter
Darius
Reid Scott
Officer Kevin Jennings
Beau Knapp
Smitty
Nafessa Williams
Missy
James Moses Black
Officer Deacon Brown

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Deon Taylor
Writers: Peter A. Dowling, Paulo DeFreitas Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CAST

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213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Deon Taylor, shot by Dante Spinotti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peck Prior shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Survive the night. Expose the truth.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7390646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Deon Taylor directs. Dante Spinotti behind the camera. Geoff Zanelli scores. Peck Prior cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Deon Taylor, shot by Dante Spinotti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peck Prior shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Survive the night. Expose the truth.".
8IMDB entry: tt7390646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "homicide", "new orleans, louisiana", "lawlessness", "betrayal".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Original score: Geoff Zanelli
Editing: Peck Prior
Production design: Frank J. Zito III
Makeup / hair: Bailey Domke
VFX supervisor: Luca Saviotti
Sound: Ryan Collins
Stunt coordinator: Robert Alonzo
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $22,741,061
Return: 190% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Black and Blue (2019)

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JPV8522020-01-21
★ 8/10
Well made thriller with solid performances from Naomie Harris, Frank Grillo and even Tyrese Gibson. Not entirely predictable at least and kept me entertained throughout and didn't run out of gas as sometimes these type of thrillers do in the third act. A decent flick from Deon Taylor who also directed Traffik from a couple years back which I also enjoyed, mostly for Paula Patton. Probably worth a rental if you like the corrupt cop crime-thrillers. 3.75/5

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