If you loved The Straight Story, try Serpico

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Straight Story, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Serpico is

New York streets, rainy nights, a lone saxophone. A cop's badge collects dust, a whistle blows, comrades turn cold. Lumet shoots the system with a documentarian's eye.

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