Trailer
Summary
In 1973, four young African-American men stealing guns for self-defense in Brooklyn were cornered by the NYPD. A violent gun battle killed a police officer, beginning the longest hostage siege in NYPD history.
Where to watch
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 89Audiences 63GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer95%
Metascore82
Letterboxd · 576 ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.8
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9693Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2021
November 13, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Directing · 1
- Stefan Forbes Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Production · 4
- Fab 5 Freddy Producer
- Tia Wou Producer
- Amir Soltani Producer
- Sam Pollard Consulting Producer
Sound · 3
- Jonathan Sanford Original Music Composer
- Gregory King Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Yann Delpuech Sound Designer
More like this
Same genre
More documentaries
- You Can See Everything (2026)
GoodWatch score 92 - Jackass: The Movie (2002)
GoodWatch score 53 - Jackass Forever (2022)
GoodWatch score 71 - The Social Dilemma (2020)
GoodWatch score 75 - Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026)
GoodWatch score 67 - Stop Making Sense (1984)
GoodWatch score 90 - 13th (2016)
GoodWatch score 85 - Man on Wire (2008)
GoodWatch score 83