Colors
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Colors

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

6.5 / 10 1988 2h 0mR English
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Danny McGavin

Lead
Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Bob Hodges

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Louisa Gomez

Randy Brooks

Randy Brooks

Ron Delaney

Grand L. Bush

Grand L. Bush

Larry Sylvester

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Rocket

Gerardo Mejía

Gerardo Mejía

Bird

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

High Top

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dennis Hopper's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Colors is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker