Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Directed by
- Carl Franklin
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir, satanic film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 466 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Black WWII veteran in 1940s Los Angeles takes a job to find a missing woman. He gets caught up in a web of crime and political corruption.
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What happens
Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir film starring Denzel Washington as a recently unemployed World War II veteran in postwar Los Angeles who accepts an assignment to locate a missing woman and soon becomes embroiled in criminal intrigue and political corruption. The film is written and directed by Carl Franklin based on Walter Mosley's 1990 novel Devil in a Blue Dress. The film also stars Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, and Maury Chaykin. Devil in a Blue Dress received positive reviews, with many praising Cheadle's performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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