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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   29,840 votes
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Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers (WGA):
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter (book)
Sam Chaiton (book) ...
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Release Date:
14 January 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
Based on the inspirational true story of a champion. more
Plot:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations more
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(41 articles)
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User Comments:
Superb performance... more (240 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lazarus and the Hurricane (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violence.
Runtime:
145 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Denzel Washington trained for over a year with a boxing coach. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Larsa, Lisa and the two Canadian men get out of a cab in downtown New York to meet with Ruben's Lawyers, the cab shows the starting fare as $2.00, the fare in the 1980s was $1.10. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, this fine young fighter will be right here in Pittsburg on the boxing cog, this Monday night.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (#25.13)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Hard Times No One Knows more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Superb performance..., 18 April 2008
9/10
Author: Prateek Sharma from India

I don't really know why people cannot talk without putting terms as "he did it" while thinking about this movie. How racially charged or challenged were those times has been clearly talked about, filmed and factually corrected. Literature, personalities and even a simple man can confirm to those facts and we can really put an end to who did it...or he did it!!! The movie marks the most stellar performance from Denzel Washington as he portrays the character "Hurricane". What surprised and confirmed my earlier thoughts about people rating this movie are that an awful lot of movies in here have better rating than this movie....and the confirmation is that ratings do not matter This movie stands out and lets you feel the passion and focus of a man...not born under normal circumstances but freed under great conditions. I think I am confident enough to say about this movie....if you haven't seen this movie then it doesn't really matter to you what cinema can be and what cinema possibly can create.

Forget the ratings....I think when you're done seeing it, you would decide for yourself what I am trying to say here. Where is the Oscar....ohh did we miss it??? Gladly so.

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