The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

1989 · 98 min · EN · R · 6.2 (97 votes)
Dir. Carl Schenkel · Starring Denzel Washington, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Art Evans · Music Anne Dudley

The chief of police and the chief suspect know each other too well to let a little thing like murder get in their way.

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Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.

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A sun-drenched island setting belies a dark, brooding mystery. The air is thick with unspoken tensions and the weight of past allegiances, as a man grapples with duty and friendship in a corrupt paradise.

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