Q&A
1990 · Movie · R · 132 min · ★ 5.9 · 77% critics
A rookie district attorney is assigned to quickly wrap up a police shooting, but doubts grow as he digs into a celebrated detective’s story. Pulled between the justice system, street power, and personal history, he finds himself navigating a tense web of corruption, intimidation, and hard choices.
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Details
- Original title
- Q & A
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (195 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a hard-edged, morally messy police-corruption thriller with constant pressure and few easy answers, in the vein of Colors; Not for you if you dislike harsh language, bleak tone, or complex plotting.
Pros: tense, fast-moving crime story; strong lead performances; gritty New York atmosphere | Cons: crowded, confusing plot; heavy violence and profanity; dated music choices
Themes
- new york city
- police brutality
- based on novel or book
- crime boss
- police corruption
- district attorney
- nypd
Cast & crew
Nick Nolte
as Mike Brennan
Timothy Hutton
as Al Reilly
Armand Assante
as Bobby Texador
Patrick O'Neal
as Kevin Quinn
Lee Richardson
as Leo Bloomenfeld
Luis Guzmán
as Luis Valentin
Charles S. Dutton
as Sam Chapman
Jenny Lumet
as Nancy Bosch
Paul Calderon
as Roger Montalvo
- IC
International Chrysis
as Jose Malpica
Directed by Sidney Lumet