Summary
Single mother Tyree Battle struggles to keep her young son Thaniel away from the gang-plagued city streets that he is mixed up in. Under severe gang pressure, Thaniel accidentally shoots Jewish shopkeeper Eli Zeal in a botched robbery attempt. Tyree, protecting her son from the law, kidnaps Eli and flees to her hometown of Waterproof.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.4
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2000
January 1, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more17 people
- Whitman MayoSugar
- April GraceTyree Battle
- Burt ReynoldsEli Zeal
- CDCordereau DyeThaniel Battle
- BCBrandon CrawfordGang Kid #1
- Ja'net DuBoisViola Battle
- Orlando JonesNatty Battle
- Anthony Lee'Brother Big' Battle
- Lou CriscuoloGarage Manager
- Al WigginsD.C. Detective
- GJGil JohnsonChris Hardwick
- LLLeland L. JonesRev. Ferris Grouse
- DHDarrell HarleeChurch Piano Player
Joe InscoeDr. Austin- WTWhitney TuckerTyree, 6 years old
- CKChuck KinlawDeputy Vizard
Louis C. RobinsD.C. Detective (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Barry Berman Director
Sound · 1
- J. Peter Robinson Original Music Composer
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