Summary
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 29Audiences 49GoodWatch 40
Metascore36
Tomatometer21%
Audience score54%
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings2.6/5
IMDb4.7
User score4.3
Box office
98%of its budget back
- Budget
- $24 M
- Worldwide
- $24 M
Worldwide it made back $24 M of the $24 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108110Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 40 more
+9Released
2003
January 31, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more20 people
- Laurence FishburneSmoke
- Derek LukeKid
- Orlando JonesSoul Train
- Djimon HounsouMotherland
- Meagan GoodTina
- Lisa BonetQueenie
- Kid RockDogg
- Salli Richardson-WhitfieldHalf & Half
Vanessa Bell CallowayAnita
Brendan FehrStuntman
Larenz TateWood
Terrence HowardChu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)- DBDavid BoydProspect #2
Rick GonzalezPrimo
Dante BascoPhilly
Titus WelliverMax
Eriq La SalleTariq "Slick Will" (uncredited)
Kadeem HardisonT.J.
Dionysio BascoFlip
Tyson BeckfordDonny
Directing · 1
- Reggie Rock Bythewood Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Craig Fernandez Screenplay
- Michael Gougis Book
Production · 8
- Don Kurt Executive Producer
- Gina Prince-Bythewood Producer
- Stephanie Allain Producer
- Erwin Stoff Producer
- Kimberly Hardin Casting
- Chemin Sylvia Bernard Casting
Camera · 2
- Greg Gardiner Director of Photography
- Amy Vincent Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Terilyn A. Shropshire Editor
- Caroline Ross Editor
Sound · 4
- Camara Kambon Original Music Composer
- John Houlihan Music Supervisor
- Adam Kay Music Editor
- Lori L. Eschler Music Editor
Art · 3
- Cecilia Montiel Production Design
- Jon Danniells Set Decoration
- Michael Atwell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Rita McGhee Costume Design
- Rebecca DeHerrera Makeup Department Head
- Camille Friend Hairstylist
- Erma Kent Key Hair Stylist
Other crew · 4
- Gary Hymes Stunt Coordinator
- Clay Cullen Stunts
- Henry Kingi Jr. Stunts
- Danny Wynands Stunts
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