Black and Blue
Seen it?2019 | 109 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Training Day, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$23 million worldwide on a $12 million budget; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 177K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Deon Taylor
- Naomie HarrisOfficer Alicia West
- Tyrese GibsonMilo 'Mouse' Jackson
- Frank GrilloOfficer Terry Malone
- Mike ColterDarius
- Reid ScottOfficer Kevin Jennings
- Beau KnappSmitty
- Nafessa WilliamsMissy
- James Moses BlackOfficer Deacon Brown
- Carsyn TaylorJamal
- Lucky JohnsonOx