Homicide

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Homicide is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by David Mamet that explores themes of identity, loyalty, and moral ambiguity through the story of a Jewish detective drawn into a politically charged murder case.

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Homicide canonical 4

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instanceOf film ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1990s ⓘ
director David Mamet ⓘ
directorOfPhotography Roger Deakins ⓘ
distributor TriStar Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Barbara Tulliver ⓘ
filmColorType color film ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasDirectorStyle Mametian dialogue ⓘ
mainTheme Jewish identity ⓘ
antisemitism ⓘ
identity ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
police corruption ⓘ
medium 35 mm film ⓘ
motionPictureRatingSystem R-rated (United States) ⓘ
musicBy Alaric Jans ⓘ
narrativeFocus Jewish detective ⓘ
narrativeStructure character-driven ⓘ
notableFor exploration of Jewish identity in genre cinema ⓘ
stylized dialogue ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfCareerOf David Mamet ⓘ
plotElement politically charged murder case ⓘ
portrays Jewish community ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ
racial tension ⓘ
productionCompany TriStar Pictures ⓘ
releaseYear 1991 ⓘ
runtimeApproximate approximately 102 minutes ⓘ
screenplayType original screenplay ⓘ
screenwriter David Mamet ⓘ
setting urban United States ⓘ
starredActor J. J. Johnston ⓘ
Joe Mantegna ⓘ
Natalie Gold ⓘ
Rebecca Pidgeon ⓘ
Ricky Jay ⓘ
Ving Rhames ⓘ
William H. Macy ⓘ
writer David Mamet ⓘ

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David Mamet → notableWork → Homicide ⓘ
David Mamet → directedFilm → Homicide ⓘ
Ricky Jay → appearedIn → Homicide ⓘ