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Homicide: The Movie

Play trailer Poster for Homicide: The Movie PG-13 2000 1h 36m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this film based on the popular television series, members of the Baltimore Police Department must resolve the attempted murder of Al Giardello (Yaphet Kotto), their former commander who is trying his hand at mayoral politics. Old partners are reunited, but not without conflict. Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor) try to find reasons for the shooting that put Giordello in a coma. However, Bayliss has been repressing angst, which inevitably comes to the surface.

Critics Reviews

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 02/06/2018
If you aren't already a fan, you may be mystified. If you've always been one, though, this is closure -- like a guillotine. Go to Full Review
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 12/13/2003
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/10/2003
4/5
Darrin Keene Film Threat 02/04/2003
4/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/05/2002
3/5
Paul Matwychuk Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) 10/10/2002
4/5
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Karen S May 16 What a shame to tarnish such a fantastic series with this movie. It was great seeing all the old characters again but I really felt for the actors with this corny script and odd developments. I'm going back to the start to rewatch the series! That was legendary. See more 10/07/2015 I love Homicide and many of the greatest episodes of Homicide could have easily stood up on their own as a feature length film...not sure this is one though. It's a kind of cringey 'we're getting the band back together' storyline to investigate an assassination attempt on G (running as Mayor). There's also some clunky near-to-death hallucinations and some pointless reveals, it all just doesn't really hang together. I enjoy spending time with these characters again but they deserve better than this. See more 08/10/2015 Fantastic wrap up to a phenomenal show. See more 12/27/2011 (spoiler alert) gunman shoots a politician, politician ends up in surgery, gunman appears again and discharges an entire round into the surgeons but fails to put even one into the targeted politician. That was enough to put me off the movie; that and the poor acting on behalf of half the cast. Porting this series to a movie just didn't work. See more 12/17/2011 Starts off really well. The hyperspeed, quick witted, back and forth dialogue is brilliant. The detective work/police procedural is alot of fun, Macy and Mantegna are joyous when they share the screen. But the film never recovers when it establishes the Jewish conspiracy theory storyline/s. Some of it has some wit to it but most of it comes off as hokey. See more 06/09/2011 what a crappy ending to a great show. it was nice to see old faces from previous seasons but the writing was just shabby. even andre braugher couldn't save it. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this film based on the popular television series, members of the Baltimore Police Department must resolve the attempted murder of Al Giardello (Yaphet Kotto), their former commander who is trying his hand at mayoral politics. Old partners are reunited, but not without conflict. Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor) try to find reasons for the shooting that put Giordello in a coma. However, Bayliss has been repressing angst, which inevitably comes to the surface.
Director
Jean de Segonzac
Screenwriter
Tom Fontana, Eric Overmeyer, James Yoshimura
Rating
PG-13, TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m