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I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Adam-12.
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1968 · Crime / Drama
Adam-12
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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RELEASE DATE
1968
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GENRE
Crime / Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-21 08:00 UTC
Adam-12: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-11 00:00 UTC
Adam-12 has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-20 14:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Adam-12.
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Why is Adam-12 rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Adam-12 (1968) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 29/100. Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
What streaming era or audience vibe does Adam-12 fit best?+
Adam-12 works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for crime fans. With a Burn Index of 29/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Adam-12 worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Adam-12 scores 29/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 2.3k points
The cinematography in Adam-12 is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Adam-12. 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.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 2.9k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Adam-12?
Just got out of Adam-12 and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.5k points
Hot Take: Adam-12's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Adam-12 was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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