The Glass Shield

1994 · directed by Charles Burnett

Rating

61/100

Hit

no

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.

The Glass Shield (1994), directed by Charles Burnett, rates 61/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

More from Charles Burnett

1. Killer of Sheep (1978) — 89/100 · hit
2. To Sleep with Anger (1990) — 79/100

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