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 472 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 Channels, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, 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 Channels; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV, Plex
Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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