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Rosewood (1997) -- A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community.

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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,689 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Gregory Poirier (written by)
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Release Date:
21 February 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Plot:
A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Rooker and Cheadle are great more (51 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jon Voight ... John Wright

Ving Rhames ... Mann

Don Cheadle ... Sylvester Carrier

Bruce McGill ... Duke Purdy
Loren Dean ... James Taylor
Esther Rolle ... Aunt Sarah
Elise Neal ... Beulah (Scrappie)

Robert Patrick ... Lover

Michael Rooker ... Sheriff Walker
Catherine Kellner ... Fanny Taylor
Akosua Busia ... Jewel
Paul Benjamin ... James Carrier

Kevin Jackson ... Sam Carter
Mark Boone Junior ... Poly

Muse Watson ... Henry Andrews
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some sexuality.
Runtime:
140 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #35022)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Though most of the film is based on true events, the film's main character, Mann (Ving Rhames), is a fictional creation. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Mann asks Sylvester Carrier how he got out of the house, Sylvester's replies, "They carried me..." The audio does not match up with Sylvester's mouth. more
Quotes:
Mann: There ain't enough bullets in the world for all them crackers. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Sylvester's Blues more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Rooker and Cheadle are great, 23 December 2000
6/10
Author: AKS-6 from Sweden

This is probably the least known Singleton-movie -- I'd hardly heard of it before I saw it on tv last night. It's certainly not Singleton's best, and sometimes it feels like a tv movie, but it is still a good film. Rosewood is no easy film to sit through; watching a lynch mob murder innocent people (and knowing it is based on a true story) is almost physically painful -- but that also makes the film important.

So, as I said, the film is good, as is the cast. John Voight is good, and both Don Cheadle and Michael Rooker delivers nice performances -- as always. I'd like to see Cheadle and Rooker in more leads, though, they're too good to always play supporting roles. (6/10)

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