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Homicide
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R,1hr 40min
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1991
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Criterion
Synopsis: The third film written and directed by playwright David Mamet, this combination of crime drama and character study stars several of Mamet's stock players. Joe Mantegna stars as Bobby Gold, a detective with a gift for negotiation who, along with his partner Tim Sullivan (William H. Macy), accidentally stumbles upon a crime scene -- the murder of an elderly Jewish woman in her corner store. When it turns out that the victim was politically well-connected and Jewish, Bobby's superiors assign him the ... Full Synopsis
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Homicide is writer/director David Mamet's exploration of self-identity in a modern society. Using police detective Joe Mantegna's murder investigation as a framework, Mamet focuses on the psychology of his main characters, and in the process offers up ample amounts of pitch-perfect dialogue. Though the procedural elements of the detective genre are present, Homicide is much richer than a standard genre ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Bobby Gold
Tim Sullivan
Randolph
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