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06/24/06
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Through the use of reenactments of the crime, photo montages, film clips and interviews, this is a reconstruction and investigation of the 1976 murder of a Dallas policeman and the subsequent... [More]
Director: Errol Morris
Reviews for The Thin Blue Line
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04/17/01
Top CriticArguably no other film of the 1980s, fiction or non-fiction, was as significant in blurring the boundaries between what's reel and real and in demonstrating the remarkable impact a movie could have.
12/22/06
Errol Morris' breakout documentary is immaculate.
02/13/06
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10/09/05
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08/06/04
Accomplished but detached; you're pulled in, but you couldn't be blamed for resisting.
07/08/04
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08/22/03
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05/20/03
Top CriticFurthering its genre irregularity, it employs no narration to guide the viewer, and each shot is carefully static and composed. Its central scene, even, is a fabricated element in what is largely a non-fiction film.
02/11/03
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10/03/02
... sets a new standard
04/17/01
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