# Blue Steel (1990)

> A newly minted New York police officer must expose the obsessive killer who has turned her own gun and credibility against her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4676

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Kathryn Bigelow
- Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco, Kevin Dunn, Richard Jenkins
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099160/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, paranoid, stylish, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

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