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Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Homicide: Life on the Street

TV Series1993–1999·45 min

Homicide: Life on the Street

Created by Paul Attanasio

Mystery Drama Crime

A mystery drama series created by Paul Attanasio.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 22%

of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.1/10

144 ratings

About Homicide: Life on the Street

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, corruption power, trauma recovery, politics, urban, american regional, colleagues, group found family, detective investigator, ensemble, procedural case of week, investigation procedural, serial killer, corruption

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Details

Creator: Paul Attanasio
Language: English

Cast

Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety

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How Homicide: Life on the Street Ranks

All TV shows

Top 22%

1990s shows

Top 19%

Mystery shows

Top 17%

Top 22% All TV shows.

the vibe

Homicide: Life on the Street Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchbroadearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

case of the week

investigation procedural

social injustice

corruption power

trauma recovery

detective investigator

ensemble

colleagues

group found family

politics

serial killer

corruption

urban

american regional

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9