The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Directed by Errol Morris · 103 min · Crime, Documentary
51.8 TOPICAL score · #1,800 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
The Thin Blue Line (1988, directed by Errol Morris) has a TOPICAL score of 51.8 - ranked 1,800 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (430 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 19 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (430 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 19 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read22,823 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson