In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
5.6
1990
1 hr 36 min
Drama
, Action
, Thriller
, TV Movie
A look at the dangerous and bizarre life of an undercover cop who lives on the edge and the strife and heartbreak that comes with the job. There is also a tremendous amount of guilt and psychological pain when when an undercover sting goes bad and they lose a comrade in the line of duty.
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- Cast：
- James Farentino , Steven Weber , Susan Walters , Harold Sylvester , Dan Lauria , Jane Daly , Clyde Kusatsu
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To me, this movie is perfection.
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Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
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It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
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It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
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