Colors
Directed by Dennis HopperA confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of L.A. about to explode in violence in this look at the gang culture enforced by the colors that members wear.
Colors Ratings & Reviews
- Pissed Off PapaSeptember 12, 2025This movie is soo authentic that they used real gang members for it. My ex brother in law was a cop for a big city and he told me in the academy they showed them this movie to show them what gangs are really like. I cant stop re-watching this movie over and over.
- Mister ArnMarch 11, 2026“Colors” is a police drama about an anti-gang unit operating in Los Angeles during the late 1980s. The film pairs Sean Penn with Robert Duvall in a portrait of police working under constant pressure. It is less about plot than atmosphere, capturing the tension and unpredictability of gang policing in 1980s Los Angeles, even if the storytelling never reaches the sharpness of the world it portrays.
Colors Trivia
Colors was released on April 29, 1988.
Colors was directed by Dennis Hopper.
Colors has a runtime of 1h 59m.
Colors was produced by Robert H. Solo.
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of L.A. about to explode in violence in this look at the gang culture enforced by the colors that members wear.
The key characters in Colors are Danny McGavin (Sean Penn), Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall), Louisa Gomez (María Conchita Alonso).
Colors is rated R.
Colors is a Drama, Action, Crime film.
Colors has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.
Colors had a budget of $6M.
Colors has made $46.6M at the box office.