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      Downtown

      R Released Jan 12, 1990 1 hr. 36 min. Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 32% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran (Forest Whitaker). Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 20 Buy Now

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      Anbal R Love it! Fantastic soundtrack as well! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/22 Full Review Audience Member Predictable but affable fish-out-of-water/buddy-cop comedy. Anthony Edwards is a wide-eyed cop from the 'burbs who gets sent "Downtown." Forest Whitaker is his new partner who shows him the ropes of the downtown streets. What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for with thanks to a decent cast, but in particular Whitaker. Still, when the film tries to take a serious turn, it really falls apart. Richard Benjamin directed this film and I'd always wanted to see something come out of him as good as "My Favorite Year" though after looking at most of Benjamin's filmography ("My Stepmother is an Alien" or "City Heat") I'm pretty sure "My Favorite Year" owes most of it's success to the script and cast rather than to Benjamin. "Downtown" also features Penelope Ann, Joe Pantoliano, Art Evans and Glenn Plummer, who for a short while seems to appear in everything from "Showgirls" to "Strange Days." I will give this film points for doing a wood chipper scene six years before "Fargo" although the Coen Brothers did it better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member To be succinct, I like this movie. Though it is a bit unorthodox and simultaneously formulaic, Whitaker and Edwards have great chemistry. There's sufficient enough humor and mystery to keep you interested and enough action to keep it from lulling. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a very impressive cop buddy action movie. It takes place in the slums of Philly and revolves around a patrolman who gets tossed up to the city's worst precinct after a flub when pulling over a rich asshole. He's matched up with a loose cannon for a partner. It's Lethal Weapon material for sure except that's not much of a criticism since the movie was actually entertaining. If cheesy, but entertaining with a rather good performance by Whitaker and from Joe Pantoliano who plays a menacing bald assistant to the villain of the movie. His death scene by way of a wood chipper is worth checking out the movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good buddy cop action film. I liked the whole premise of an suburban cop being transferred to the baddest part of the city, "Downtown". And the demise of Joe Pantoliano`s character was beyond hilarious. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I would never have believed, the unlikely duo of Anthony Edwards (Revenge of the Nerds) and Forrest Whitaker (Bloodsport/Street Kings), would have worked. Along with an excellent supporting cast, comprised of some framiliar faces, Downtown, was able to entertain me from start to finish. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews About as much fun as having your car stolen. Rated: D Jan 31, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 24, 2005 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Film Threat Time to COP a good gigglefest Rated: 3/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Blandly familiar tale of mismatched cops on the streets of Philadelphia. Rated: 2/5 Apr 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran (Forest Whitaker). Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.
      Director
      Richard Benjamin
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 12, 1990, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $2.2M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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