The read
Scores higher than 89% of the 6,939 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic84/100
1,751 audience votes
Key crew
- Shaka KingScreenplay
- Will BersonScreenplay
- Shaka KingDirector
- Craig HarrisOriginal Music Composer
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Daniel KaluuyaFred Hampton
- LaKeith StanfieldBill O'Neal
- Jesse PlemonsRoy Mitchell
- Dominique FishbackDeborah Johnson
- Ashton SandersJimmy Palmer
- Algee SmithJake Winters
- Darrell Britt-GibsonBobby Rush
- Lil Rel HoweryWayne
- Dominique ThorneJudy Harmon
- Martin SheenJ. Edgar Hoover
- Amari CheatomCollins
- Khris DavisSteel
Stills
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Themes
chicago, illinoisassassinationblack panther partybased on true storybetrayalbetrayal by friendhard1960safrican american historyrainbow coalitionawestruckexhilarated
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