The Mighty Quinn
1989 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · 80% critics
On a Caribbean island, a police chief investigates the shocking death of a wealthy man while officials push him toward an easy suspect. As pressure builds, his personal ties to the case make the search for the truth even more complicated.
Based on Finding Maubee
Also known as Quinn enquête · Finding Maubee
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-02-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (133 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like crime stories with a tropical backdrop, light humor, and a laid-back mystery vibe in the vein of Devil in a Blue Dress; Not for you if you want tight suspense or a sharply focused plot.
Pros: vivid island setting; easygoing charm; likable lead pair | Cons: tangled mystery; weak suspense; uneven accents
Themes
- whodunit
- snake bite
- childhood friends
- decapitated head
- island life
- murder case
- opposite sides of the law
- suspenseful
- hilarious
- caribbean island
Cast & crew
Denzel Washington
as Xavier Quinn
James Fox
as Thomas Elgin
Mimi Rogers
as Hadley Elgin
M. Emmet Walsh
as Fred Miller
Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Lola Quinn
Art Evans
as Jump Jones
Esther Rolle
as Ubu Pearl
Norman Beaton
as Governor Chalk
Alex Colon
as Jose Patina
Robert Townsend
as Maubee
Directed by Carl Schenkel