Cruising

West Village. Night fog. Leather on wet asphalt. A body discovered near the piers. Then another. An undercover cop descends into a world of hidden codes and mirrored darkness to stop the slayings. Friedkin's most notorious film is still potent as social nightmare.

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William Friedkin directed Cruising in 1980. See William Friedkin's full filmography, where to start with William Friedkin, or where to go after you've seen everything by William Friedkin.

Cruising was released in 1980 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.