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Blue Steel (1990)

102 min · Action, Police Film, Psychological Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film

Popularity5/5
12-month trend21k7.6kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

21k02025-09: 12,648 views2025-10: 21,170 views2025-11: 14,633 views2025-12: 11,654 views2026-01: 11,117 views2026-02: 8,460 views2026-03: 10,575 views2026-04: 7,630 views2026-05: 8,686 views2026-06: 8,550 views2026-07: 10,598 views2026-08: 10,147 views
Sep13kOct21kNov15kDec12kJan11kFeb8.5kMar11kApr7.6kMay8.7kJun8.6kJul11kAug10k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Kathryn Bigelow

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Louise Fletcher, Tom Sizemore

The story

Rookie NYPD officer Megan Turner shoots a robber dead with her service revolver while he is holding up a neighborhood supermarket. The robber's gun falls to the ground and lands near commodities trader Eugene Hunt, one of the customers taken hostage. Hunt takes the gun and slips away.

Catalogue themes and tags

Ermordung, Kampf, Lover, Polizeibeamter, Waffen, Wrongly accused, psychophat, Thriller, Psychological thriller, Action/Adventure, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Action, Police Film, Psychological Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
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