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Colors

70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops.

1988 · 2h · R Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by Dennis Hopper

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Overview

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.

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All reviews
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Colors is a solidly crafted depiction of some current big-city horrors and succeeds largely because of the Robert Duvall-Sean Penn teaming as frontline cops. They're terrific together as members of the gang crime division of the LAPD.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Never as eccentric as The Last Movie or Out of the Blue, Colors nevertheless makes most other cop movies look formulary by comparison.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

Though its story has the makings of standard stuff, and is sometimes sketchily told, nothing about 'Colors is ordinary.

Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh

It's an exhilarating sparring match between Duvall's workmanlike fine-tuning and Penn's raw energy.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh

There's great pleasure in watching these two actors work. And Hopper, a great actor himself, knows what they need to thrive.

Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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