Movie Information
Overall Rank: 4114
Average Rating: 2.7/4
# of Ratings: 45
Theatrical Release Date: 11/01/1985
Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Friedkin
Actors: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Turturro, John Pankow, Dean Stockwell, Robert Downey Sr.
Plot: A pair of L.A. cops are on the trail of a master counterfeiter. When one of them is killed, his partner swears revenge, no matter the cost, and finds the law he once swore to uphold fall apart as he will do anything to avenge his partner. -- Chris Kavan
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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 03/25/2024
"To Live and Die in L.A." is one of the best conventional cop thrillers for how it avoids cut and dry lines of morality or degenerating into chaotic shootouts. Much like how Friedkin's other darling "The French Connection" did.
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3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 07/21/2021
Gritty to a fault but quite entertaining “cops and counterfeiters” crime drama. The car chase through L.A. traffic is exciting. The cutthroat tactics used by the heroes add to the moral ambiguity and Willem Dafoe is a good villain.
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