Where to watch The Thin Blue Line in the United States
The Thin Blue Line (1988) is streaming on Apple TV+. Also available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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You can watch The Thin Blue Line (1988) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
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Errol Morris
Cast
Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton, Dale Holt, Sam Kittrell, Hootie Nelson, Dennis Johnson, Floyd Jackson
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The Thin Blue Line
You can watch The Thin Blue Line (1988) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.7/10
RT Critics
100%
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Director
Errol Morris
Cast
Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton, Dale Holt, Sam Kittrell, Hootie Nelson, Dennis Johnson, Floyd Jackson
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