Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.5 · 85% critics
In late-1940s Los Angeles, an unemployed Black war veteran takes a cash job to find a missing woman rumored to be hiding in jazz clubs. What starts as a simple search quickly pulls him into a dangerous web of corruption, violence, and powerful people, with the police and criminals closing in from all sides.
Based on Devil in a Blue Dress
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-09-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (461 votes)
About
If you enjoy twisty, old-school detective mysteries steeped in smoky clubs, political pressure, and constant danger, this should hit the spot; Not for you if you dislike tangled plots or slow-burn investigations like Lantana or Presumed Innocent.
Pros: gripping mystery with twists; rich 1940s atmosphere; strong lead performance | Cons: plot can feel convoluted; some characters underwritten; occasional uneven acting
Themes
- based on novel or book
- war veteran
- jazz club
- murder
- los angeles, california
- biting
- private detective
- missing person
- framed for a crime
- aggressive
- neo-noir
- 1940s
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Denzel Washington
as Easy Rawlins
Tom Sizemore
as DeWitt Albright
Jennifer Beals
as Daphne Monet
Don Cheadle
as Mouse Alexander
Maury Chaykin
as Matthew Terell
Terry Kinney
as Todd Carter
Mel Winkler
as Joppy
Albert Hall
as Degan Odell
Lisa Nicole Carson
as Coretta James
Jernard Burks
as Dupree Brouchard
Directed by Carl Franklin