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Dick Tracy

1990 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · 66% critics

AdventureComedyCrime

A straight-arrow comic-strip detective takes on a powerful crime boss trying to unite the city’s underworld. As the pressure mounts, a seductive nightclub singer complicates his personal life, and a growing wave of violence forces him to juggle duty, loyalty, and survival.

Based on Dick Tracy

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Details
Years
1990
Release date
1990-06-15
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
105 min
Critic score
66/100
TMDB rating
6.2/10 (1,045 votes)
Box office
$162,738,726
Budget
$47,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a loud, colorful, comic-strip crime romp with big personalities and simple stakes, like a heightened cousin to Legal Eagles; Not for you if you need grounded realism or deep character drama.

Pros: vivid comic-book world; eccentric villains; brisk, pulpy fun | Cons: thin story; uneven acting; style over substance

Themes

  • martial arts
  • corruption
  • fight
  • gangster
  • crime fighter
  • investigation
  • villain
  • based on comic
  • film noir
  • organized crime
  • one man army
  • criminal
  • +7 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Makeup and Hairstyling · 1991
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 1991
  • Academy AwardBest Costume Design · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Makeup and Hairstyling · 1991 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1991 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Warren Beatty