• Home
  • Movie
  • Tv Shows
  • Anime
  • Sports
  • IPTV
  • Collection
  • AI Search
  • Download
  • Embed
Febbox Token

CinemaOS

Your entertainment hub

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsSearch
Powered byConsumet & TMDB API

Important Disclaimer

◝(ᵔᵕᵔ)◜

CinemaOS operates as a content aggregator and does not host any media files on our servers. All content is sourced from third-party providers and embedded services. For any copyright concerns or DMCA takedown requests, please contact the respective content providers directly.

Third-party ContentNo File Hosting

Built with ❤️ for entertainment enthusiasts worldwide

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

Watch TrailerWatch Movie
Share

The Thin Blue Line

1988
1h 43m
7.6(395 votes)
Crime
Documentary

Overview

Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

American Playhouse

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

Randall Adams

Self

No Image
Acting

David Harris

Self

No Image
Acting

Gus Rose

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

No Image
Acting

Jackie Johnson

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

No Image
Acting

Marshall Touchton

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

No Image
Acting

Dale Holt

Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas

No Image
Acting

Sam Kittrell

Self - Police Detective in Vidor

No Image
Acting

Hootie Nelson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

No Image
Writing

Dennis Johnson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

No Image
Acting

Floyd Jackson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

No Image
Acting

Edith James

Self - Defense Attorney

No Image
Acting

Dennis White

Self - Defense Attorney

No Image
Acting

Don Metcalfe

Self - The Judge

No Image
Acting

Emily Miller

Self - Surprise Eyewitness

No Image
Acting

R.L. Miller

Self - Surprise Eyewitness

No Image
Acting

Elba Carr

Self - Employee at Fas-Gas

No Image
Acting

Michael Randell

Self - Third Surprise Eyewitness

No Image
Acting

Melvyn Carson Bruder

Self - Appellate Attorney

No Image
Acting

Ron Adams

Self - Randall Adams' Brother (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

John Dillinger

Self - Gangster (archive footage)

John Dillinger
Acting

James Grigson

Self - Texas Forensic Psychiatrist Prosecution (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Mark Mays

Self - Murder Victim (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Douglas Mulder

Self - Dallas Prosecutor (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Anna Sage

Self - Informant in John Dillinger Case (archive footage)

Anna Sage
Acting

Teresa Turko

Self - Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Henry M. Wade

Self - Texas District Attorney (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Robert Wood

Self - Murdered Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)

No Image
Directing

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Errol Morris
Acting

Amanda Caprio

Popcorn Lady at Drive-In - Re-Enactments

No Image
Acting

Michael Cirilla

2nd Interrogation Officer Jackie Johnson - Re-Enactments

No Image
Acting

Adam Goldfine

Randall Adams - Re-Enactments

No Image
Acting

Derek Horton

David Harris - Re-Enactments

No Image
Acting

Marianne Leone Cooper

Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments

Marianne Leone Cooper
Acting

Michael Nicoll

Interrogation Officer Gus Rose - Re-Enactments

No Image
Acting

Phyllis Rodgers

Police Stenographer - Re-Enactments

No Image
Acting

Ron Thornhill

Officer Robert W. Wood - Re-Enactments

No Image

Similar Movies

A Case for Murder
4.3
1993

A Case for Murder

Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines' wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammett asks Kate Weldon, a recently hired lawyer, to assist him. Together they discover some inconsistencies in the case as well as a possible connection to the recent murder of a judge.

Movie
Helter Skelter
6.8
1976

Helter Skelter

The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".

Movie
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
7.6
1996

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

Movie
A Murder of Crows
6.1
1999

A Murder of Crows

In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a heart attack. When Russell publishes the dead man's manuscript under his own name, he makes the best-seller list—and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in the investigation of a grisly multiple homicide.

Movie
7.5
2017

One Deadly Weekend in America

A look at the people affected by seven shootings which occurred during the same July weekend.

Movie
Bleeder
6.7
1999

Bleeder

Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother is a violent racist.

Movie
1965

The Secret Code

Leader of the Celestial Devil Gang Mo Fu ends an underling to infiltrate the house of code expert Cheung Yuet-ting in pursuit of the Mafia's secret intelligence. The unyielding man is killed, and the Mafia is framed for the crime. Cheung's instrumental role in the Mafia is succeeded by his daughter Oi-lan, who leads both gangs onto a deadly chase. Just then, Oi-lan's bosom friend Chan Yu-lam emerges from years of oblivion as a Mafia member and offers the wanted woman protection and assistance in retrieving the late father's cache. Mo's underling Lau Kei-fung is assigned the task of playing the confidence game in the Cheung household, preempting Oi-lan from accessing the classified information and abducting both Oi-lan and Chan before the Mafia can reach the key witness. Acting on a tip-off, the police raid the apartment and arrest both gangs. Chan, the undercover police officer, gains both Oi-lan's trust and affection. (Synopsis based on audiovisual materials)

Movie
7.7
2014

OJ: Trial of the Century

OJ: TRIAL OF THE CENTURY, premiered on June 12, 2014 and it chronicles the twists and turns of the OJ Simpson murder trial and allows viewers to relive every moment of the investigation first-hand.

Movie
Kalifornia
6.6
1993

Kalifornia

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Movie
Too Young to Die
5.4
1990

Too Young to Die

An abused 15 year old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based story.

Movie
Derrick - Die Pflicht ruft!
4.5
2004

Derrick - Die Pflicht ruft!

Inspector Stephan Derrick has made it: the crime rate in Munich has fallen to the 0% mark. His prestige is high, and he even has his own elevator with a body-friendly entrance. However, the elimination competitions for the "European Song Contest" force an abortion of his trip to Lapland due to fatalities. The hit king Arno Hello, apparently a parody of Dieter Bohlen and Jürgen Drews, is determined to win the contest...

Movie
Champagnes et crémants, une histoire de bulles
2017

Champagnes et crémants, une histoire de bulles

Movie
High Crimes
6.4
2002

High Crimes

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

Movie
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4
1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.

Movie
Class of 1984
6.4
1982

Class of 1984

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.

Movie
Serial Mom
6.7
1994

Serial Mom

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Movie
Another 48 Hrs.
6.0
1990

Another 48 Hrs.

For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

Movie
The Life of David Gale
7.4
2003

The Life of David Gale

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Movie
New Police Story
7.2
2004

New Police Story

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

Movie
I'm Your Woman
5.9
2020

I'm Your Woman

A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

Movie

Recommended Movies

For All Mankind
7.8
1989

For All Mankind

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.

Movie
Brother's Keeper
7.0
1992

Brother's Keeper

This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death.

Movie
Thanatopsis
6.2
1963

Thanatopsis

Power saws and a heartbeat score this experimental light-and-color shot by Ed Emshwiller.

Movie
And Everything Is Going Fine
6.4
2010

And Everything Is Going Fine

From the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia - the one-man account of his experience of making the 1984 film The Killing Fields - Spalding Gray made the art of the monologue his own. Drawing unstintingly on the most intimate aspects of his own life, his shows were vibrant, hilarious and moving. His death came tragically early, in 2004; this compilation of interview and performance footage nails his idiosyncratic and irreplaceable brilliance.

Movie
Leon the Pig Farmer
5.3
1993

Leon the Pig Farmer

An irreverent comedy is set in motion when Leon Geller, a sensitive Jewish boy from London, accidentally learns that his is the product of artificial insemination.

Movie
The Horseman
5.2
2006

The Horseman

A engaging and exotic man–nature documentary that is sure to capture audiences in many countries. Beautifully filmed by Peter Gerdehag and sensitively edited by Tell Johansson. He lives for horses, he lives with horses, he works with horses and he just about dies when he is forced to leave his horses because of a storm that turns his life upside down.

Movie
Romantic Comedy
6.0
2020

Romantic Comedy

This documentary goes beneath the surface of our favorite films, seeking to better understand the way we view love, relationships, and romance. From clumsy meet cutes to rain-soaked declarations of love, these films reflect our experiences but are often just as problematic as they are comforting. Helped by a chorus of critics, actors, and filmmakers, and original songs by her band Summer Camp, director Elizabeth Sankey embarks on a journey of investigation and self-discovery.

Movie
Shut Up and Play the Piano
7.2
2018

Shut Up and Play the Piano

The documentary follows Chilly Gonzales from his native Canada to late '90s underground Berlin, and via Paris to the world's great philharmonic halls. Diving deep into the dichotomy of Gonzales' stage persona, where self-doubt and megalomania are just two sides of the same coin.

Movie
Cheques Matta
6.5
2018

Cheques Matta

"Cheques Matta" are works of small format, similar to an American check that the painter Roberto Matta sent by mail to his friends with financial problems during the first years of the Military Dictatorship in Chile. Establishing new paradigms, making us question the true function of art as an instrument of social transformation.

Movie
Copa 71
7.8
2024

Copa 71

The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.

Movie
Torment
7.1
1944

Torment

Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair with Bertha, he begins to torture his student psychologically. He reserves his cruelest behavior for Bertha, however, which results in a tragic turn of events.

Movie
War Photographer
7.5
2001

War Photographer

Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.

Movie
The Queen of Versailles
6.9
2012

The Queen of Versailles

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of their American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of its owners. We witness the impact of this turn of fortune over the next two years in a riveting film fraught with delusion, denial, and self-effacing humor.

Movie
Zerograd
6.6
1988

Zerograd

Going on a business trip, the hero of the film suddenly finds himself in a fantastic city. It is very similar to our world, only the hidden absurdity of everyday life here has become apparent.

Movie
Dark Days
7.3
2000

Dark Days

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

Movie
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
7.3
1989

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

Movie
It's a Free World...
6.6
2007

It's a Free World...

Angie is a working class woman. After being fired, she decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend, Rose. Taking advantage of the desperation of immigrants, Angie builds a successful business extremely quickly.

Movie
Tabloid
6.4
2011

Tabloid

A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.

Movie
F for Fake
7.4
1973

F for Fake

Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.

Movie
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
6.6
2011

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

Filmmaker Liz Garbus investigates the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler in an effort to understand what went wrong.

Movie