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Flawless

Flawless

Comedy · Drama · Crime · 1999

An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.

Movie details

Flawless

“Nobody's perfect. Everybody's flawless.”

1999 Comedy · Drama · Crime 1h 52m

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Written by

Joel Schumacher

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Walt Koontz

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Rusty

Barry Miller

Barry Miller

Leonard Wilcox

Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer

Jacko

Skipp Sudduth

Skipp Sudduth

Tommy

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Cha-Cha

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Nashom Benjamin

Amazing Grace

Court is in session

Put Flawless on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.