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Summary
Think of it as Willard in the hood, the debut feature from director Leslie Small finds a Isaiah Washington playing a kindly man who turns maniacal with revenge and enlists the help of some man-eating rodents.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 46
Audience score56%
IMDb3.0
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −21 min on the typical 108
typical 10887Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2001
April 1, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more33 people
- Isaiah WashingtonMax
- Ice-TGrady
- Guy TorryCourtney
- A.J. JohnsonNina
- Taurean BlacqueSouilliez
- Tonea StewartVetta Taylor
- Tami RomanJudge Bankhead
- Victoria DillardMs. Cameo
Jaqueline FlemingRachel
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.J.D Mogo
Afemo OmilamiAttorney- KAKedar AshaadAndre
Stacii Jae JohnsonCandice
Cedric PendletonNature- TMThomas MerdisLevi
Lawrence LeJohnOfficer Lawrence- CWChuck WileySatam
T.K. KirklandForty
L. Warren YoungDykes
Bret McKeePaul- TTTara TovarekEllen
- MAMichael ArmstrongArmstrong
- KBKeisha BattisteSequella
Irvetta McMurtryReporter
Directing · 1
- Leslie Small Director
Writing · 1
- Stan Foster Writer
Camera · 2
- Keith L. Smith Director of Photography
- Kirk Douglas Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Adam Berry Original Music Composer
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