Blue Steel (1990)

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For a rookie cop, there's one thing more dangerous than uncovering a killer's fantasy...becoming it.

Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the assailant's gun from the crime scene, the police hold Turner accountable for killing an unarmed man. That same someone carves Turner's name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders. Turner teams up with detective Nick Mann to clear her name and catch the killer. But she is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who's always one step ahead… and much closer than she thinks!

• Released: 1990-03-16
• Genres: Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 480 votes

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Top cast

• Jamie Lee Curtis as Officer Megan Turner
• Ron Silver as Eugene Hunt
• Clancy Brown as Detective Nick Mann
• Elizabeth Peña as Tracy Perez
• Louise Fletcher as Shirley Turner
• Philip Bosco as Frank Turner
• Kevin Dunn as Asst. Chief Stanley Hoyt
• Richard Jenkins as Attorney Mel Dawson
• Markus Flanagan as Husband
• Mary Mara as Wife

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Blue Steel

• United States: stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Movie Sphere+; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave
• Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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