# Q & A (1990)

> A young prosecutor confronts a brutal detective and the entrenched New York power network shielding him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19791

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal, Lee Richardson, Luis Guzmán, Charles S. Dutton, Jenny Lumet
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100442/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, sordid, confrontational, crime thriller night, sidney lumet retrospective

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