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Miami Blues

Play trailer Poster for Miami Blues R Released Apr 20, 1990 1h 39m Comedy Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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85% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
After Junior (Alec Baldwin) is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective (Fred Ward). Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.
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Laced with hard-boiled thrills and pitch-black comedy, Miami Blues delivers a disarmingly off-kilter crime caper.

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies Armitage has crafted a sunlit neo-noir rooted in quirky character and darkly comic encounters, as two very different men try on each other’s personas for size, and the woman caught between them must also decide between a path of virtue or vice. Feb 6, 2023 Full Review Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine George Armitage’s captivatingly eccentric neo-noir is assisted by three magnetic leads and a healthy dose of black comedy. Jul 27, 2022 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader A reminder that Hollywood isn’t really dead... May 24, 2022 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) If it's missing heart, it's got guts to spare. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 1, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy There are many offbeat ideas in a movie that would be weightless without them. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 7, 2022 Full Review Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams Alec Baldwin's first starring role as a thuggish anti-hero in this terrifically cast eccentric crime comedy/drama. A movie of its time (1990) that holds up today. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos I Maybe I have to watch this again, with the way it seems to be reviewed... It just didn't connect with me. It's a decently done neo-noir, but Baldwin was soo unlikeable in it, that I had a hard time getting engaged. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood at the time... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Jelisije J Such an unforgettable film with Alec Baldwin playing one of the more unstable characters that you will ever see in film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review MrAnjinn P Definitely a classic Alec Baldwin film. Good script writing! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Steve D The cast makes more of it than it deserves. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Alec B Baldwin's unhinged performance is the best thing about this movie. Such crazed energy from a villain is rare in these types of thrillers. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Jack O I don't need to say anything about this. I think this is a dark comedy.... I don't need to say it because it's a decent movie it wasn't fantastic but it was all right. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After Junior (Alec Baldwin) is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective (Fred Ward). Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.
Director
George Armitage
Producer
Jonathan Demme, Gary Goetzman
Screenwriter
Charles Willeford, George Armitage
Distributor
Orion Pictures
Production Co
Tristes Tropiques
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 20, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.8M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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