Where to Watch Dick Tracy
- sharktekJune 23, 2026A feast for the senses. An incredible cast, supported by breath taking sets. Make up and special effects are out of this world. The cinematography, particularly the use of primary colours and dramatically scaled matt paintings are perhaps the best in cinema history. Al Pacino's portrayal of Big Boy is particularly memorable along with some of Madonna's cabaret and musical performances scored by Stephen Sondheim and Dustin Hoffman is fantastic as the villian Mumbles. It's hard to find films that I would rate this highly anymore. This is Hollywood at it's best.
- RichardOctober 25, 2025Love the style, it’s like a living comic book punched onto celluloid. Warren Beatty directs and stars as the square jawed detective in a world that’s pure pulp fantasy: bold colors, matte-painted skylines and villains with prosthetics so wild they feel ripped straight from Sunday strips. It’s not just stylized, it’s committed. Every frame looks like it was inked, shaded and dipped in primary paint. The cast is stacked: Al Pacino goes full goblin as Big Boy Caprice, Madonna slinks through scenes as Breathless Mahoney and the supporting rogues gallery is a prosthetic fever dream. The plot? Classic noir, corruption, romance and shootouts in alleyways, but filtered through a lens that’s more pop art than realism. It’s campy, theatrical and unapologetically cartoonish. And that’s the charm. You don’t watch Dick Tracy for subtlety, you watch it for the vibe, the visuals and the sheer audacity of turning a comic strip into a Technicolor opera.
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Dick Tracy was released on June 15, 1990.
Dick Tracy was directed by Warren Beatty.
Dick Tracy has a runtime of 1h 45m.
Dick Tracy was produced by Warren Beatty.
All Tess Trueheart wants is to settle down to a quiet life with her boyfriend, detective Dick Tracy. But there's something pretty rotten going on in town, with someone pretty rotten behind it, and Tracy has his hands full with the likes of villain Big Boy Caprice and with the almost irresistible Breathless Mahoney.
The key characters in Dick Tracy are Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty), Big Boy Caprice (Al Pacino), Breathless Mahoney (Madonna).
Dick Tracy is rated PG.
Dick Tracy is a Crime, Comedy, Action film.
Dick Tracy has an audience rating of 5.3 out of 10.
Dick Tracy had a budget of $47M.
Dick Tracy has made $103.7M at the box office.