To Live and Die in L.A.
A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode.
A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is...
Action, Crime, Thriller
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1985
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When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
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Details
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
1 Nov 1985
Country:
US
Languages:
Arabic, English, Spanish
Budget:
$6,000,000
Revenue:
$17,307,019
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Engrossing and diverting enough on a moment-to-moment basis but is overtooled.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
29 Oct 2008
fresh:
Friedkin plays it as brutal and cynical as he ever did with The French Connection...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
On its own terms, it's a considerable success, though it's a film that sacrifices everything in the interests of style.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The film isn't just about cops and robbers, but about two systems of doing business, and how one of the systems finds a way to change itself in order to defeat the other.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000