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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

★ 7.6/10 103 min Crime, Documentary United States English
Director: Errol Morris
Writer: Errol Morris
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Erases the border between art and activism.

Description

This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

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Top Cast

Randall Adams Self
David Harris Self
Gus Rose Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Jackie Johnson Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Marshall Touchton Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Dale Holt Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
Sam Kittrell Self - Police Detective in Vidor
Hootie Nelson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

The Thin Blue Line Appears on 16 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #224
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #435
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #749
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #734

Critic Curated

Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #40
Paste Magazines 100 Best Documentaries Of All Time
Paste Magazine #07
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #05
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #09
The Guardian 50 Documentaries You Need To See
The Guardian #29
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #482
Vulture's 101 Best Movie Endings
Vulture #30
Vulture's 50 Films To Watch First from The Criterion Collection
Vulture #44

Filmmaker Curation

Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #199

Genre Curation

100 American Independent Films by BFI
British Film Institute #90

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #100
Official Top 250 Documentary Films
Letterboxd #169

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