The Hurricane (2000)

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Directed by

Norman Jewison

Starring (View all)

Denzel Washington
Rubin Carter

Vicellous Reon Shannon
Lesra

Deborah Kara Unger
Lisa

Liev Schreiber
Sam

John Hannah
Terry

Dan Hedaya
Della Pesca

Debbi Morgan
Mae Thelma

Clancy Brown
Lt. Jimmy Williams

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Armyan Bernstein
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“Hate got me into this place and love got me out”.

13 years, 3 months ago at Jan 14 23:38

kgbelliveau

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Rubin Carter was about to be on top of the boxing world when it all came crashing to a halt. Carter was out driving around with a friend after a fight and was stopped by the cops. That same night in Paterson, New Jersey there had been a bar room shooting in which the perpetrators shot and killed three people. Carter and his friend were brought in for questioning and ultimately they were identified... read more

A good movie

10 years, 10 months ago at Jul 5 14:43

johanlefourbe

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Since I have a weak spot for Denzel Washington and since there was a pretty good buzz around this flick, I thought I should check it out. It was also one of the last movies directed by Norman Jewison (who seems to be retired nowadays) and probably one of his very best. To be honest, I don’t think it is really a great movie but it is sure a good one. First of all, Denzel Washington was pretty goo... read more

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The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Release date: 14 January 2000
UPC: 025192071928

Tags: Boxing (15), Drama (13), Biography (11), Prison (10), Racism (10), 1999 (8), Sport (7), Friendship (6), Murder (6), (6), Violence (5), Freedom (5), Police Corruption (5), Faith (4), Ghetto (4), Attorney (4), Pride (4), Courtroom (3), Biopic (3), 1990s (3)

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