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Released
1990 · FILM

Internal Affairs

A rookie Internal Affairs detective races to expose a charismatic, untouchable LAPD lieutenant’s corruption before the officer’s ruthless manipulation turns the investigation into a deadly game of cat‑and‑mouse.

“Trust him... he's a cop.”

Directed by
Mike Figgis
Written by
Henry Bean
Runtime
115 min
CrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

Raymold Avila, a young and eager officer, joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles Police Department. Alongside his partner, Amy Wallace, Avila begins to investigate the activities of Officer Dennis Peck, whose financial assets raise suspicions of impropriety. Peck is engaged in a variety of questionable and potentially criminal behaviors. He is also known for his cunning, womanizing, and skillful manipulation, traits he begins to direct toward Avila.

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Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Robert EstrinShot by John A AlonzoScored by Brian BanksDesigned by Waldemar Kalinowski

Box Office

1990 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$27.7M

Budget$15.0M
Worldwide gross$27.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $5.0M — 18% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $7.1M — 26% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 975 theaters

Also known as

  • Internal Affairs - Trau' ihm, er ist ein Copde
  • Asuntos sucioses
  • Affaires privéesfr
  • Affari sporchiit

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