The Thin Blue Line (1988) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Some mildly racy footage from a 70's B-movie double feature shown.

Violence & Gore

  • Violent subject matter involving the murder of a real police officer.
  • The real 1976 murder of a police officer is re-enacted multiple times from different angles, with around five shots being fired at the officer at close range through close-ups of the gun and the officer falling to the ground, once with skeletal autopsy diagrams showing illustrations of the exit wounds on the officer's body, and once with two smoke-holes briefly exiting from the officer's body in a wide shot. As the shooter drives the car away, the killed officer's female partner either throws a milkshake out of their car or just gets out, chases after it, and fires three shots unsuccessfully at the escaping vehicle.
  • A picture of blood left from the crime scene is shown.
  • There is a re-telling of another murder accompanied by a picture of the crime scene showing a gun and a large amount of blood on the ground.
  • There are descriptions of other crimes and violent behavior.
  • Some bloodless black and white footage from old gangster movies is shown.

Profanity

  • 1 f**k
  • 2 uses of "scum"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • References to the use of marijuana before crimes.
  • References to some people being drunk.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Nothing too intense at all, just a lot of comical crimes, usually involving armed weaponery.
  • One interview subject discusses the drowning death (in a neighbor's unattended pool) of his older brother when both were under 5 years old, and the negative effect it had on his relationship with his father.

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