Cruising (1980)

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Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

• Released: 1980-02-15
• Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 655 votes

Directed by William Friedkin.

Top cast

• Al Pacino as Steve Burns
• Paul Sorvino as Capt. Edelson
• Karen Allen as Nancy Gates
• Richard Cox as Stuart Richards
• Don Scardino as Ted Bailey
• Joe Spinell as Patrolman DiSimone
• Jay Acovone as Skip Lee
• Gene Davis as DaVinci
• Randy Jurgensen as Det. Lefransky
• Barton Heyman as Dr. Rifkin

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Cruising

• United States: 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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