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Homicide: Life on the Street

  • TV Series
  • 1993–19991993–1999
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
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8.7/10
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Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
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Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,323
194
    • Paul Attanasio
  • Stars
    • Richard Belzer
    • Clark Johnson
    • Yaphet Kotto
    • Paul Attanasio
  • Stars
    • Richard Belzer
    • Clark Johnson
    • Yaphet Kotto
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    • 100User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #177
    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys

    Episodes122

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    Homicide: Life On The Street: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Kellerman, P.I. (Part 1)
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Lines Of Fire
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Homicide.Com
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Truth Will Out
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Brotherly Love
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Wanted Dead Or Alive (Part 2)
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Just An Old Fashioned Love Song
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Shades Of Gray
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Identity Crisis
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    Homicide: Life On The Street: Zen And The Art Of Murder
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    Ned Beatty and Richard Belzer in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
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    Richard Belzer
    Richard Belzer
    • John Munch
    Clark Johnson
    Clark Johnson
    • Meldrick Lewis
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    • Al Giardello
    Kyle Secor
    Kyle Secor
    • Tim Bayliss
    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Frank Pembleton
    Melissa Leo
    Melissa Leo
    • Kay Howard…
    Reed Diamond
    Reed Diamond
    • Mike Kellerman
    Sharon Ziman
    • Naomi
    Peter Gerety
    Peter Gerety
    • Stuart Gharty
    Jon Seda
    Jon Seda
    • Paul Falsone
    Toni Lewis
    Toni Lewis
    • Terri Stivers
    Isabella Hofmann
    Isabella Hofmann
    • Megan Russert
    Callie Thorne
    Callie Thorne
    • Laura Ballard
    Clayton LeBouef
    • Col. George Barnfather…
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • ASA Ed Danvers
    Max Perlich
    Max Perlich
    • J.H. Brodie
    Daniel Baldwin
    Daniel Baldwin
    • Beau Felton
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
      • Paul Attanasio
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    • Trivia
      A real live criminal, on the run from the Baltimore Police Department, entered the set of Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and surrendered to the actors in uniform. This incident was later spoofed in an episode where the actors in the show chased a suspect onto the set of "Homicide" and encountered the director, Barry Levinson, and several of their favorite actors from the show.
    • Goofs
      In a number of episodes, in-vehicle shots with a "back seat" perspective often show that the vehicle being filmed in is in fact a Chrysler-produced sedan. Note the older star-in-pentagon emblem on the steering wheel instead of the Chevy Cavaliers that the detectives drive. This is likely due to the lower headroom in the Cavalier, making it difficult to film that perspective.
    • Quotes

      Det. Tim Bayliss: You never say please. You never say thank you.

      Det. Frank Pembleton: Please don't be an idiot. Thank you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993)

    User reviews100

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    The Power of the Loyal Viewer(and Critics)!
    This show is an excellent drama of which you will rarely find on network TV(perhaps NYPD Blue in its first five or six years,St.Elsewhere,L.A.Law,Hill Street Blues might compare). This show,set in the Homicide division(of course) of the Baltimore Police Department and centered around the elite detectives of the precinct was an edgy,intense show which took some big-time chances(For example:One episode was set exclusively around two of the detectives grilling a suspect)and it's time slot,Friday nights at 10 eastern/9 central,made this a constant candidate for the cancellation blocks,but the loyal viewer-ship and the loud protestations of TV critics helped keep this show afloat for the six and a half years it ran. The acting and writing were by far some of the best on network t.v.,the characters fleshed out by Andre Braugher,Yaphett Kotto(As the chief),Ned Beatty,Melissa Leo,Isabella Hoffman,Clark Johnson,Daniel Baldwin,Kyle Secor,Reed Diamond and long-time stand-up comedian Richard Belzer,who has found his niche as a dramatic actor(and as the SAME character,Detective John Munch,in no fewer than five TV shows,now on Law and Order:Special Victims UNit)stand out maybe the most! I believe they could even revive this show someday in the future with some different characters in the roles and,with roughly the same writing and exactly the same kind of no-hold-barred risk-taking,could be at least half as good,if not equal.
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    • Do the police always need a search warrant?
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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Baltimore Pictures
      • Fatima Productions
      • NBC Studios
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    • 1 hour
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