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Police State
90%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Police State (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Police State (1989) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Police State 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Police State is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
90%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-06-15
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 942340
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Where can I watch Police State (1989)?
Police State is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Police State?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Police State directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Police State about?
An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.
Is there an AI analysis for Police State?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Police State?
The official runtime for Police State is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Bill Hunter
Graeme Parker
Max Phipps
Sir Terence Lewis
Nick Tate
Tony Fitzgerald
- G
Gerry Connolly
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
- C
Colin Croft
Sir Edward Lyons
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Gary Crooke QC
John Allen
Ralph Devlin
- B
Bill Charlton
Sergeant Bracken
Lynette Curran
Dawn Parker
- B
Benjamin Franklin
Doug Drummond QC
- N
Nic Gazzana
Inspector Squassoni
- B
Brian Harrison
Jack Herbert
Damon Herriman
Parker's Young Son
Mel Kounnas
Parker's Daughter
Matthew O'Sullivan
Ian Callinan QC
- D
Doug Ramsay
William Gunn
- R
Richard Rowe
Constable Carmichael
- B
Barry Rugless
Sergeant Harry Burgess
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