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Summary
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 86Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer92%
Metascore79
Audience score86%
User score8.0
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 59 min
Longer than most documentaries, +23 min on the typical 96
typical 96119Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
2012
May 24, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Writers Guild of America Awards2013
- Best Documentary Screenplay2013Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more44 people
- Antron McCraySelf (voice)
- Kevin RichardsonSelf
- Yusef SalaamSelf
- Raymond SantanaSelf
- Kharey WiseSelf
- Matias ReyesSelf (archive footage)
- Jim DwyerSelf - New York Times
- Angela BlackSelf - Kevin's Sister
Ed KochSelf- CSCraig Steven WilderSelf - Historian
- LHLynNell HancockSelf - Journalist
- COCalvin O. Butts IIISelf - Reverend
- RSRaymond Santana Sr.Self - Raymond's Father
- MWMichael WarrenSelf - Lawyer
- NBNatalie ByfieldSelf - Daily News
- SKSaul KassinSelf - Social Psychologist
- MJMichael JosephSelf - Defense Lawyer
David DinkinsSelf - Former Mayor, New York- RGRonald GoldSelf - Juror #5
- HAHumberto ArroyoSelf (archive footage)
- BBBobby BurnsSelf (archive footage)
- RCRobert ColangeloSelf (archive footage)
Mario CuomoSelf (archive footage)- HDHoward DillerSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 3
- Ken Burns Director, Writer, Producer
- Sarah Burns Director, Writer, Producer
- David McMahon Director, Writer, Producer
Sound · 1
- Doug Wamble Original Music Composer
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