@RATIO_RAT2026-01-27 17:00 UTC
Hill Street Blues: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
“Script was written in ketchup.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
ADVERTISEMENTReserved space
1981 · Drama / Crime
Hill Street Blues
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED24%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED30%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
— WHERE TO WATCH
🔥 The Devil Tomato is sniffing out streaming services…
LUKEWARM · INOFFENSIVE
ICE COLD · 0–20%
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🌶️ SHARPENING THE HORNS…
— AUDIENCE VERDICT TAGS · LIVE10 TAGS
— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
1981
RUNTIME
—
GENRE
Drama / Crime
PLOT SUMMARY
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
— SUBMIT A ROAST
Public Roast Feed
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-28 22:00 UTC
Hill Street Blues has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-29 07:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Hill Street Blues.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-14 06:00 UTC
If Hill Street Blues was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
— QUICK ANSWERS
People also ask
Why is Hill Street Blues rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Hill Street Blues (1981) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 24/100. A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
What streaming era or audience vibe does Hill Street Blues fit best?+
Hill Street Blues works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 24/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Hill Street Blues worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Hill Street Blues scores 24/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
— MORE BRUTAL ROASTS
People Also Watched
— FROM THE WILD
Unfiltered Reddit Outrage
Simulated r/movies discussion threads · curated commentary timeline.
r/criticalkino · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 2.9k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Hill Street Blues actually is?
Director clearly thought Hill Street Blues was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
💬 231 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.6k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Hill Street Blues?
Look, I wanted to love Hill Street Blues. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
💬 1,269 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/criticalkino · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 0.9k points
Unpopular opinion: Hill Street Blues is the most overrated film of the decade
Honestly, Hill Street Blues would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 262 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD