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John Henry

  • 2020
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
2.6K
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Terry Crews and Ludacris in John Henry (2020)
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When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.

  • Director
    • William Forbes
  • Writers
    • William Forbes
    • Douglas Skinner
  • Stars
    • Terry Crews
    • Jamila Velazquez
    • Ludacris
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.6/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Forbes
    • Writers
      • William Forbes
      • Douglas Skinner
    • Stars
      • Terry Crews
      • Jamila Velazquez
      • Ludacris
    • 193User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Terry Crews
    Terry Crews
    • John Henry
    Jamila Velazquez
    Jamila Velazquez
    • Berta
    Ludacris
    Ludacris
    • Hell
    • (as Chris Bridges)
    Ken Foree
    Ken Foree
    • BJ Henry
    J.J. Soria
    J.J. Soria
    • Emilio
    • (as Joseph J Soria)
    Tyler Alvarez
    Tyler Alvarez
    • Oscar
    Daffany McGaray Clark
    Daffany McGaray Clark
    • Savage
    • (as Daffany Clark)
    Baadja-Lyne Odums
    Baadja-Lyne Odums
    • Gram
    Curtis Jessie
    • Whack
    Kimberly Hebert Gregory
    Kimberly Hebert Gregory
    • Tasha
    Rich Morrow
    • Young John Henry
    Maestro Harrell
    Maestro Harrell
    • Young Hell
    Julian 'Oktane' Brown
    • Mookie
    Dohn Norwood
    Dohn Norwood
    • Midnight
    Jalyn Hall
    Jalyn Hall
    • Deydey
    Kenneth Andrew Paul
    • Dark
    Tommey Coleman
    • Big Tommey
    Jamar Malachi Neighbors
    Jamar Malachi Neighbors
    • Corey
    • (as Jamar Neighbors)
    • Director
      • William Forbes
    • Writers
      • William Forbes
      • Douglas Skinner
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    User reviews193

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    3iamjamalwhite

    Hard pass on this snooze fest

    I love Terry Crews. Even his amazing draw and enthusiasm could not save this awful script with a $10k budget. Story is about drug war with a victim caught in the middle who seeks refuge with Crews and his dad. Pretty straight forward but just a bad script. Wouldn't recommend it.
    1hekuranrama

    Terrible

    I love all the Terry Crews movies, but this was the most boring and terrible movie i have ever seen.
    2mauriceonicholson

    So bad I'm wondering if Terry Crews is in some kind of trouble.

    The plot of this film moves at a snail's pace, and ultimately doesn't go anywhere. It really makes very little sense. The concept isn't a terrible idea, but what really confuses me is that the writer also directed this film, and couldn't bring it together any better than this. Confusing flashbacks that are uninteresting at best, and gunfights with people standing around, looking down gun barrels just waiting to get shot. The only excitement came from my anger at the wasted potential of this film.
    3jaharow2

    They must have lost a bet.

    This movie doesn't even know what a plot is. Utter waist of time. Go watch grass grow.
    4Bangali_Batman

    Wasted Potential

    Let get this straight onky reason I've rented this cz of Terry Crews, Ken Foree and Luda. With this kind of decent starcast you ought to make a decent John Henry adaptation. But it went downhill from the very start. Bad acting, horrendous screenplay and mediocre script. 15mins into the movie you will loose interest and after 30mins you are not missing anything. Its just plain boring. By the time they introduced "Hell" ( Luda ) you are not invested anymore. Only if you are a Terry Crews or Ken Foree fan you can give it a watch.

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    • Trivia
      The name of this character comes from the American folk tale/song hero 'John Henry' In the 'Ballad of John Henry', his prowess as a steel-driver was measured in a race against a steam-powered rock drilling machine, a race that he won only to die in victory with hammer in hand as his heart gave out from stress.
    • Quotes

      Hell: You ain't no killer! You know you ain't no killer!

      John Henry: I'm not a killer. I'm John Henry!

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      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of 2020 (2020)

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Джон Генри
    • Production companies
      • Defiant Studios
      • Automatik Entertainment
      • Kodiak Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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