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Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelphia. Unfortunately his adherence to the rules lands him in trouble with his chiefs after he tries to arrest an important businessman who has…
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Downtown
“When you pound this beat, it pounds you back.”
57%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
Downtown (1990) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Downtown (1990) — a movie tagged as Action and Comedy with funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Officer Alex Kearney 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 … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Downtown 57% (46 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Officer Alex Kearney 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. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1990-01-12
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 60778
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What is Downtown about?
Officer Alex Kearney 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 t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Downtown?
The official runtime for Downtown is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Anthony Edwards
Alex Kearney
Forest Whitaker
Dennis Curren
Penelope Ann Miller
Lori Mitchell
Joe Pantoliano
White
David Clennon
Jerome Sweet
Art Evans
Henry Coleman
Rick Aiello
Mickey Witlin
Wanda De Jesus
Luisa Diaz
Roger Aaron Brown
Lt. Sam Parral
Ron Canada
Lowell Harris
Francis X. McCarthy
Inspector Ben Glass
Kimberly Scott
Christine Curren
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Ryan McWhorter
Ephraim Cain
Danuel Pipoly
Skip Markowitz
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Maurice Hill
Man with Dog
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Gwen E. Davis
Gloria Anderson
Stefanos Miltsakakis
Wayne
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Homeselle Joy
Minnie
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Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelphia. Unfortunately his adherence to the rules lands him in trouble with his chiefs after he tries to arrest an important businessman who has long standing police connections. When his side of the story is not believed, he is given the choice of suspension or a transfer to downtown. Choosing the transfer, Kearney isn't quite prepared for just how dangerous and crime filled downtown actually is. Worse still, his new tough no nonsense partner positively hates him! It's churlish to suggest that Downtown is merely a cash in of the buddy buddy inter racial cop movies, that, as we know, were made viable entertainment fare by the likes of Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop. Starring Forest Whitaker (Dennis Curren) and Anthony Edwards (Alex Kearney), Downtown is as much about a fish out of water scenario than it is polar opposite cops working together. With both things dovetailing together to create an engaging actioner that's worth the time of those who are stuck for something light to watch. Suffering a touch in the last finale due to an inevitable mawkish character strand, some minor irks stop this from reaching greater heights, chiefly that David Clennon's barely grumpy villain is just not strong enough for some dramatic heft. However, there's some genuinely funny scenes between Edwards and Whitaker, the action set-pieces are well staged and thus Downtown gets most of the genre's requisites right. Nice Nice support comes from Joe Pantoliano as a bizarre looking hit-man and Penelope Ann Miller as Kearney's fraught girlfriend, Lori Mitchell. 6.5/10
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