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65% Critic Match
Devil in a Blue Dress
“Private detective Easy Rawlins has been caught on the wrong side of the most dangerous secret in town.”
6.5 / 10• 1995• 1h 42m•R• English
ThrillerCrimeDramaMystery
Storyline
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Easy Rawlins
Lead
Tom Sizemore
DeWitt Albright
Jennifer Beals
Daphne Monet
Don Cheadle
Mouse Alexander
Maury Chaykin
Matthew Terell
Terry Kinney
Todd Carter
Mel Winkler
Joppy
Albert Hall
Degan Odell
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carl Franklin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Devil in a Blue Dress is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
