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Comrade Detective

  • TV Series
  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.1K
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Florin Piersic Jr. and Corneliu Ulici in Comrade Detective (2017)
In the 1980s, millions of Romanians tuned in to Comrade Detective, a gritty and sleek buddy cop show that not only entertained its citizens but also promoted Communist ideals and inspired a deep nationalism. It has now been digitally remastered and dubbed into English for the first time by a cast featuring Channing Tatum, and Joseph Gordon Levitt.
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Parody comedy designed to resemble a non-existent gritty 1980's Cold War Romanian police show that promoted Communist ideals. The action-packed and blood-soaked first season finds Detectives... Read allParody comedy designed to resemble a non-existent gritty 1980's Cold War Romanian police show that promoted Communist ideals. The action-packed and blood-soaked first season finds Detectives Gregor Anghel and Joseph Baciu investigating the murder of fellow officer Nikita Ionescu ... Read allParody comedy designed to resemble a non-existent gritty 1980's Cold War Romanian police show that promoted Communist ideals. The action-packed and blood-soaked first season finds Detectives Gregor Anghel and Joseph Baciu investigating the murder of fellow officer Nikita Ionescu and, in the process, unraveling a subversive plot to destroy their country that is fueled ... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.1K
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    • Brian Gatewood
    • Alessandro Tanaka
  • Stars
    • Channing Tatum
    • Florin Piersic Jr.
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Brian Gatewood
    • Alessandro Tanaka
  • Stars
    • Channing Tatum
    • Florin Piersic Jr.
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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    • 57User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    1 Season
    2017

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    Comrade Detective: Drug Deal
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    Comrade Detective: Casino Chase
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    Comrade Detective: Car Chase
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    Comrade Detective: Jordache
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    Comrade Detective: Bert
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    Comrade Detective: Season 1
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    Comrade Detective: CHANNING TATUM
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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Florin Piersic Jr., Channing Tatum, and Corneliu Ulici in Comrade Detective (2017)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Florin Piersic Jr., Channing Tatum, Olivia Nita, and Corneliu Ulici in Comrade Detective (2017)
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    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Gregor Anghel
    Florin Piersic Jr.
    Florin Piersic Jr.
    • Gregor Anghel
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Iosif Baciu
    Corneliu Ulici
    • Iosif Baciu
    Jenny Slate
    Jenny Slate
    • Jane
    Olivia Nita
    Olivia Nita
    • Jane
    Jason Mantzoukas
    Jason Mantzoukas
    • Dragos
    Florin Galan
    • Dragos
    John DiMaggio
    John DiMaggio
    • Tipsy…
    Chloë Sevigny
    Chloë Sevigny
    • Sonya Baciu
    Diana Vladu
    • Sonya Baciu
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Captain Covaci
    Adrian Paduraru
    • Captain Covaci
    Jake Johnson
    Jake Johnson
    • Stan
    Ion Grosu
    • Stan
    Tipsie Angelo
    • Tipsy
    Aly Ward Azevedo
    Aly Ward Azevedo
    • Flavia Baciu
    Rianna Mitrol
    • Flavia Baciu
      • Brian Gatewood
      • Alessandro Tanaka
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    • Trivia
      The song "I Can't Wait"by Nu Shooz plays at the end of S01 E02 was released in 1986.
    • Goofs
      The conceit of the show is that it was a Romanian-produced TV series which was made in 1983, only re-dubbed into English. However, the show is better-produced in terms of filming quality and technique than even American TV was at the time, and is in the wrong aspect ratio. It is clearly a modern, 2010s production.
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    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews57

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    9/10
    Something of a hidden gem. An almost impossible thing to watch without some context
    Yes I am from Romania, so maybe I am a little biased. But this show made me remember some times which were hard for us but for me as a kid, were some of the happiest in my life. If you like history, or have lived and "enjoyed" communism in your life,or you are from Romania and can appreciate a smart TV show, then this is something that will make you an instant fan. Having said that, this is maybe too niche in a word dominated by superpower shows , horrible murders TV episodes or MTV Ridiculousness like shows. The so called "found footage of lost TV shows" mixed with the propaganda tag that the so-called founders are putting on it is for once exactly what the show is . This is a propaganda TV series about 2 cops trying to find the killer of their detective friend and fighting with the West Communism ideology in a 1980's Bucharest Romania ( still under the strong arm of the communist party ). It recreates a 80's propaganda atmosphere with minute attention to details that only a few might fully appreciate like for example the televised chess matches, the Nadia Comaneci craze , the old Dacia cars, the clothes that the actors are wearing, the police methods , the guns , the over-repetition of communism ideals and tropes, the demonizing of the west. While I agree that the show "looks too good " for the so-called propaganda style, I quickly forgot about it while watching. Don't expect over the top villains or action ( although it does have a lot of it ). It's like watching the first Expendables. All the 80s glory with all the new that the present has to offer. But from the other side of Iron Curtain. The show is what Miami Vice would have been if made in Romania before the fall of communism. I would give it a 10/10 just for the aftertaste and for making me smile so wide but I am giving it a 9 just to try and curb my enthusiasm. I am pretty sure it's not going to be the next GOT, but I am pretty sure it will develop a small but devoted cult following. I love the actors and they are doing a very good job. Special kudos for the big names in Hollywood which were involved for the dubbing. It was the biggest surprise I had this year.
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      • August 4, 2017 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Romanian
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      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • A24
      • Amazon Studios
      • Free Association
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    • 40 minutes
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