Internal Affairs
1990 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.4 · 73% critics
A new internal affairs investigator in Los Angeles starts digging into a respected street cop whose money and behavior don’t add up. As the inquiry tightens, the suspect fights back with intimidation and mind games, turning a routine case into a tense personal battle that threatens careers and home lives.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-01-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (447 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn cop thriller fueled by manipulation, jealousy, and escalating pressure rather than nonstop action; Not for you if you dislike bleak, unpleasant characters or want big surprises like Night Falls on Manhattan.
Pros: tense cat-and-mouse; strong lead performances; dark, moody vibe | Cons: familiar dirty-cop setup; uneven pacing; some contrived turns
Themes
- undercover agent
- shop
- illegality
- internal affairs
- police corruption
- los angeles, california
- lapd
Cast & crew
Richard Gere
as Dennis Peck
Andy Garcia
as Raymond Avila
Laurie Metcalf
as Amy Wallace
Nancy Travis
as Kathleen Avila
Elijah Wood
as Sean Stretch
Richard Bradford
as Grieb
William Baldwin
as Van Stretch
Michael Beach
as Dorian Fletcher
Faye Grant
as Penny Stretch
John Kapelos
as Steven Arrocas
Directed by Mike Figgis