American Skin

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2019

1h 29m

Drama

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A war veteran seeks justice when police kill his unarmed son during a routine traffic stop.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

American Skin is worth seeing, for the issues Parker seeks to address, even if it only partially works in leaving a mark.

Jan 14, 2021

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Instead of lending immediacy, the padded-out documentary conceit only spotlights the stiltedness, and Parker falls short of building credible drama out of urgent issues.

Jan 14, 2021

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Infuriatingly manipulative and insufferably preachy, "American Skin" examines the cultural issues tearing apart our nation and reduces them to cheap theatrics.

Sep 4, 2019

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

An embarrassing and ham-fisted production posing as a topical provocation on police brutality and race relations in modern American society.

Jun 5, 2021

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tt stern-enzi

Fox19 (Cincinnati, OH)

A smart move to get Spike Lee involved as a producer, as it's right in his wheelhouse...we should really be paying attention to this issue.

Mar 16, 2021

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Tony Baker

Tony Baker Comedy

It was very powerful.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 5, 2021

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Ken M

Don't listen to the so-called critics—they're old and judgmental. I thought this would be another 'We Shall Overcome' movie, but to my delight, it was original and bold. This film was deep, capturing the way many Americans feel if they had the courage to stand their ground. It was well-written and well-acted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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CRYSTAL P

This movie was amazing. The dialogue, the acting, the real life reliability of the actors. My gosh this should definitely when an Oscar for every actor in the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Janelle R S

This was very emotional movie and a sad but typical outcome.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/23

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Isiah G

This movie hit hard on so many levels. I was on the edge of my seat watching this movie. Amazing acting and amazing writing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/23

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Audience Member

Great and powerful movie, any and everyone should see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/22

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Audience Member

I watched this movie with my 13 year son, it was powerful. We respect the commentary that the police convicted gave. We felt the empathy of the father. The movement at the end was everything. Those racial profiling needs to END.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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A war veteran seeks justice when police kill his unarmed son during a routine traffic stop.

Director: Nate Parker
Producer: Lukas Behnken, Tarak Ben Ammar, Mark Burg
Screenwriter: Nate Parker
Production Co: Eagle Pictures, Tiny Giant Entertainment, Sterling Light Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.0K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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