One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
The Thin Blue Line has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Thin Blue Line was released in 1988 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 346 reviews, giving The Thin Blue Line (1988) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 87% and users giving an average score of 85%.
With a score of 82%, The Thin Blue Line is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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