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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) — Stream on MGM+ · CriticCrunch

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To Live and Die in L.A.

Movie1985·116 min

To Live and Die in L.A.

Directed by William Friedkin

Crime Thriller Action

A crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 26%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

794 ratings

About To Live and Die in L.A.

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, corruption power, betrayal, late 20th century, action combat, los angeles, colleagues, rivals, anti hero, detective investigator, revenge quest, cat and mouse, heist robbery, white collar crime

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Details

Director: William Friedkin
Language: English

Cast

William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow

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How To Live and Die in L.A. Ranks

All movies

Top 26%

1980s movies

Top 27%

Crime movies

Top 23%

1980s Crime movies

Top 24%

William Friedkin films#5 of 16

Top 26% All movies.

the vibe

To Live and Die in L.A. Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalbleak

gritty

stylized

What it's about

revenge questcat & mouseobsessioncorruption powerbetrayalanti-herodetective investigatorcolleaguesrivalsaction combatheist robberywhite-collar crimeLos Angeleslate 20th century

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty