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Q & A is a 1990 American crime film directed and written by Sidney Lumet. The movie features Timothy Hutton, Nick Nolte, Armand Assante, and Patrick O'Neal in the cast. Rubén Blades composed the score, while Andrzej Bartkowiak served as director of photography. Ann Roth designed the costumes for the production. Regency Enterprises produced the film, which was distributed by TriStar Pictures and Odyssey Distributors.
Set in New York City, the narrative explores themes of police brutality and corruption. The film has a runtime of 132 minutes and was released in the United States on April 27, 1990. It is presented in English and carries an R rating. Critical reception includes a 6.9 out of 10 rating, an 88% score, and a Metascore of 66 out of 100. The work is categorized as a crime, drama, and thriller.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1990 American films, 1990 crime drama films and 1990 English-language films.
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Film · TMDB
5.9A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Mike Brennan
- Timothy Hutton as Al Reilly
- Armand Assante as Bobby Texador
- Patrick O'Neal as Kevin Quinn
- Lee Richardson as Leo Bloomenfeld
- Luis Guzmán as Luis Valentin
Themes
- new york city
- police brutality
- based on novel or book
- crime boss
- police corruption
- district attorney
- nypd
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
7,801 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- police film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Screenwriter
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast member
- Olga Merediz
- Composer
- Rubén Blades
- Producer
- Arnon Milchan
- Production company
- Regency Enterprises
- Cinematographer
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 883796
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- publication date
- 1991-09-20
- title
- Q & A
- distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- review score
- 66/100
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