Miami Blues

Miami Blues (1990)

  • 79% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (4,550 ratings)

Based on the late Charles Willeford's series of hard-boiled crime novels featuring Miami cop Hoke Moseley, the Jonathan Demme-produced Miami Blues opens with the prison release of Frederick Frenger Jr. (Alec Baldwin), a deranged killer who has barely de-boarded his plane before he's killed a Hare… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
George Armitage
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Apr 20, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Dec 3, 2002
Orion Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Dan Fienberg, Zap2it.com

    Baldwin, Ward and Leigh are all perfect in this violent and funny and underseen gem.

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    One of Baldwin's best performances in a solid black comedy

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Hard-boiled and consistently surprising. The entire cast shines.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    A terrific crime movie that's both quirky and gritty.

  • Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye

    A cunningly hip crime caper that packs a decent amount of swagger

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Adam M


    It's better after a second viewing, but I wished I had liked this a lot more, after Edgar Wright recommended it. Alec Baldwin gives a great performance as a halfcocked psychopath whose love of life is so strong, mixed up and unscrupulous, he can't help but enjoy breaking… More

  • Dean M


    Fine and enjoyable thriller and its mixture of satire, violence and social comment is fresh and invigorating, providing the perfect antidote to <i>Miami Vice</i>.

  • Joey S


    An early Alec Baldwin starring role, and one of his best, this is a very good drama with some elements of a black comedy. Worth seeing for Baldwin's performance at the very least.

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