Trailer
Summary
Roger Guenveur Smith gives voice to the man at the center of the brutal police beating that helped fuel the 1992 LA uprising.
Good for
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+30)
Critics 89Audiences 59GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer100%
Metascore78
IMDb6.2
Audience score55%
Running time
52 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −57 min on the typical 109
typical 10952Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2017
April 28, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- 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
AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Spike Lee Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Roger Guenveur Smith Writer
Production · 8
- Joe Aliberti Executive Producer
- Luke Taylor Executive Producer
- Matthew Helderman Executive Producer
- Patrick DePeters Executive Producer
- Ian Bricke Executive Producer
- Steven Adams Producer
Camera · 1
- Daniel Patterson Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Marc Anthony Thompson Original Music Composer
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