Summary
A middle-American teenage boy who is affected by 9/11, terrorism, and the war in Iraq becomes involved in an isolated high school altercation that escalates into a hate crime that shocks the entire nation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 34GoodWatch 38
IMDb4.9
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2009
March 27, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more15 people
- Matt O'LearyBrandon O'Leary
- Marshall AllmanMike Grossman
- JHJonathan HalyalkarEric Singh
- SMSam MurphyBo Aznabev
- Ross BritzKyle Castranovo
- MSMeghan StansfieldCharlotte
- Paul Ben-VictorPrincipal Wheeler
- Natasha HenstridgeCarol Mills
- SBSam BlanVideo Executioner
- John SavageNews Producer
- Dan WellsDeputy LeBlanc
- BJBrooke JohnsonMichelle
- Brendan AguillardYoung Boy 1
Debby GaudetDefense Attorney- JTJamie TisdaleCarol Mills' Assistant
Directing · 1
- David Rodriguez Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Zak Meyers Writer
Production · 1
- Matt Keith Producer
Camera · 1
- John Barr Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Phil Symonds Original Music Composer
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