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Homicide

6.3

1,108

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Original title

Homicide

Year

1991

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

United States

Director

Screenwriter

Cast

Music

Cinematography

Producer

Edward R. Pressman Film, Cinehaus-Shapiro, Bison Films

Genre

Mystery | Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

A Jewish detective is called out to investigate the murder of an old Jewish woman. But he discovers that there's more than just a murder.....

Awards: 1991: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

1991: Independent Spirit Awards: 3 Nominations including Best Film

1991: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Cinematography

1991: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Joe Mantegna)

1991: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.

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Critics' reviews

"Purposely out of step with the feel-good-movie era, he offers caustic wit instead of gags, blunt questions instead of glib answers and challenges instead of reassurances. Bless him."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"The movie crackles with energy and life, and with throwaway slang dialogue by Mamet, who takes realistic speech patterns and simplifies them into a kind of hammer-and-nail poetry. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"It leads us into a forest of dark contradictions, then leaves us stranded, dazzled but bewildered, elated but perplexed."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"Mamet's stylized dialogue crackles urgently and colorfully, each word landing with a weight you find only in good writing"

Boston Globe
"'Homicide' isn't easy to take, but its vision is chillingly persuasive"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"A haunting picture that nags at you, days later"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"As a psychological drama, it's a sophisticated, gripping piece that unusually leaves you wanting to go on past its unsettling conclusion. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Angie Errigo: Empire

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