Q & A

1990 · 132 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 7,357 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lumet

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Overview

A 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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,796 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:12 Where's Julio's old lady, man?
00:07:29 You'll meet him shortly.
00:11:25 Racist epithets are not permitted.
00:16:37 Moon Mullins!
00:20:58 - You're blushing. - Am l?
00:25:22 lt's over. Water under the bridge. Pearlstein never takes it personally.
00:30:08 You're trying to tell us that two big wops...
00:34:53 - You ready for that? - l'll do my job, but l won't take him in.
00:41:05 Okay.
00:46:53 You and the lady, an old roll in the hay or what?
00:52:34 ...you don't tell me he didn't take.
00:56:59 - I'II see you tomorrow. - Chappie.
01:02:45 He found me and he got me off dope.
01:09:54 l want to tell you something.
01:13:54 ...about what it's like being a black policeman.
01:19:20 Mike, come on my friend.
01:25:18 We'll go over to your place, all right?
01:32:35 That's the whole reason they put you on this case.
01:39:13 Then anyway, this kid, Skinny...
01:44:10 - Yeah. - Why?
01:50:15 No, no, not that kind.
01:57:49 He knew there was a line the niggers, the spics, the junkies, the faggots...
02:03:36 ''Blue first, black second.''
80:00:00 - Four, l never went upstairs, Mike.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,796
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:01:12
Final line80:00:00

Production Record

DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,357