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BookWars

2000·Movie

·1h 19min·

70

GoodGoodWatch score

70

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Good for teens · background watch · drop-in friendly

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The Word is on the Street

The gritty world of New York City street booksellers is exposed in a remarkable story that chronicles their lives and loves and their unique perspectives on life. Made on location at the sidewalk book tables of New York by a fellow street bookseller, 'BookWars' explores the other side of the book tables along the streets of the Village, on the Lower East Side, along 6th avenue, and elsewhere in New York City. See the Mayor, the University and the NYPD try to shut them down!

NYC Street CultureBooksellingDocumentarySocial CommentaryGritty RealismIndependent FilmUrban LifeCharacter-DrivenStreet Vendors

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Jason Rosette

Self - Street Bookseller

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Jason Rosette, Michel Negroponte, Lee Clark

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No sequels or prequels available

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Where can I stream BookWars?

In the United States, BookWars streams on fuboTV and Eternal Family, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Filmzie, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. It also streams in 131 other countries.

Is BookWars worth watching?

70

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 43). Audiences rate it higher (82 out of 100) than critics (63).

Is BookWars plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and dialogue centrality (7 of 10) more than on its plot.