New Jack City fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Brutally violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
New Jack City is brutally violent, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Crime, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
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New Jack City is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 41 min
New Jack City runs 1 h 41 min.
Yes. Critics average 71 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see New Jack City much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $48 million worldwide, 5.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+52GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for New Jack City in 66 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 86 storytelling tropes for New Jack City, including Bittersweet Ending, All for Nothing, Destroy the Evidence.
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