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Reviews for Detective Story

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6.9 / 10 1h 43min

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

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SparklingSeagull's Movie review

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Review by SparklingSeagull

Riveting, totally engrossing, magnificent ensemble acting

All Reaction moments

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Review by user645m1eocnvh

Brilliant. A Classic Story of a Detective Squad Room.

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Review by user92z0ri64tn

when you're arrested, life means business

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Review by user727ba19ltbt

Kirk Douglas rips your guts out

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Review by SunlitSloth

Abortion, Virtue, and Higher Love--a serious masterpiece

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Review by AuroraAntelope

What's a guy to do when he finds out that everything he believes in are lies?

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Review by user357r1bgl8ud

There are a million stories in the Naked City....

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Review by user589bldol6eo

An exceptional film...hindered a bit by the Production Code

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Review by user360nr3dfehm

Hard Nosed Detective, Sad Ending

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Review by user718ldgaulnd

Powerful Drama, Plays like a filmed play, a damn Good One

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Review by user984ljbe0yw

Policemen do a touch, thankless job. It doesn't help when they are also insane.

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Review by user738051mxp42

Uncompromising Kirk Douglas caught in a great moral dilemma