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Cruising

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Cruising
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R,1hr 46min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
September 7, 2007
Director:
William Friedkin
Distributor:
Warner Bros.
Starring:
Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen  ...more
Synopsis: New York City detective Steve Burns Al Pacino receives orders from Captain Edelson Paul Sorvino to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay community. Steve scours the gay bars that caters to same-sex sadomasochism in a desperate attempt to solve the crime. As he infiltrates the scene, he slowly comes loose from the moorings of his own reality, and an innocent victim is tortured by the cops in an effort to exact a confession. The story is based on actual murders that took place between 1962 and ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Although it was greeted with scorn by gay-rights groups and other critics upon its 1980 release, this Al Pacino thriller isn't coherent enough on any front to be viewed as a deliberately anti-gay screed. Less a police procedural than a queasy psychodrama set against the backdrop of New York City's leather scene, Cruising simply doesn't function very well as a mystery. Red herrings are one thing, but ... Full Review
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Al Pacino
Steve Burns
Paul Sorvino
Capt. Edelson
Karen Allen
Nancy
Richard Cox
Stuart Richards
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