Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

Trust him... he's a cop.

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Release Date

1/12/1990

Runtime

115 mins

Overview

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$27,734,391

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A psychological cat-and-mouse game between an idealistic Internal Affairs investigator and a charismatic, ruthless cop who weaponizes manipulation and seduction. Watching it is like standing in a room where the walls are slowly closing in.

Mood

TenseParanoidUnsettling

Themes

CorruptionPowerBetrayalIdentity

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentGraphic violence

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