Synopsis
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic71/100
123 audience votes
Key crew
- John SingletonDirector
- Gregory PoirierWriter
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ving RhamesMann
- Jon VoightJohn Wright
- Don CheadleSylvester Carrier
- Bruce McGillDuke Purdy
- Loren DeanJames Taylor
- Elise NealBeulah (Scrappie)
- Michael RookerSheriff Walker
- Robert PatrickLover
- Esther RolleAunt Sarah
- Catherine KellnerFanny Taylor
- Akosua BusiaJewel
- Mark Boone JuniorPoly
Stills
Themes
small townsheriffracial segregationbased on true storyrace riotracismmassacreperiod dramahistoricalracial slur1920srural setting