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BlacKkKlansman

R Released Aug 10, 2018 2h 14m Comedy Drama Crime TRAILER for List
96% Tomatometer 450 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
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BlacKkKlansman uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way.

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Lawrence Ware Slate The filmmaker rips from the headlines, but the struggles remain the same. Jan 9, 2019 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) There's nobody left in Hollywood making broad, sweeping, lively political melodramas like Spike Lee. Sep 14, 2018 Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com It's just about perfect in balance of tone, and it's easily Spike Lee's best film in years. Rated: A Aug 31, 2018 Full Review Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews It becomes painfully and chillingly obvious how relevant so much of the film’s commentary is, as Lee parallels “old America” to its current state of affairs through appropriate storytelling. Rated: 5/5 Jul 11, 2024 Full Review Ryan McQuade InSession Film It took Spike Lee to bring it all together and make us laugh and cry but also make us think... Apr 4, 2024 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Spike Lee's films aren’t paychecks. They are passion projects in every sense. Rated: 4/5 Feb 16, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Los G Well-made, well played, necessary and timely and yet it just didn't quite engage me. In the end, it just didn't quite know whether it wanted to be an action movie or a satire on the dumb-ass KKK. Either would have worked Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Bruno m excellent production and development, incredible criticism against backward thinking. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review M H I had to check a few times if I'd been watching for over two hours as it felt so very drawn out. It had a great ensemble but no proper direction and I ended up not caring for any of the characters. I'm also surprised at the RT high scores, is it me? Am I in the wrong here? It just felt very flat as a film. Someone unusually I felt Ashlie Atkinson put in the best performance. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Cine S BlacKkKlansman masterfully blends biting satire with powerful social commentary, delivering a gripping and thought-provoking narrative that is both entertaining and deeply resonant. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie is really bad Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Understanding the history of the Klan is intertwined with understanding American history. This film at a certain point doesn’t seem real and I think that’s the point. It’s to pull off the oblivious blanket America holds on to like a security blanket. On the overall structure of the film, it was really unique and so needed a unique execution of it. From all its glory the film hints perfectly in many ways the whole story could explode building the anticipation for the plot and theme of the film. Overall this film expresses and exposes American history. But in other words “This is some good shhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttt.”. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Crank Calling the Klan BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Crank Calling the Klan 2:28 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Birth of Two Nations BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Birth of Two Nations 2:52 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Lie Detector Test BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Lie Detector Test 2:57 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Pictures with the Klan BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Pictures with the Klan 3:10 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Real Ron Stallworth BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Real Ron Stallworth 1:55 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Too Late to Turn Back Now BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Too Late to Turn Back Now 2:49 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - I'm Black and I'm Proud! BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - I'm Black and I'm Proud! 3:39 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Ongoing Fight for Equality BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Ongoing Fight for Equality 4:00 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Tragedy of Jesse Washington BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Tragedy of Jesse Washington 4:48 BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Bomb BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Bomb 3:30 View more videos

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Synopsis Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
Director
Spike Lee
Producer
Sean McKittrick, Raymond Mansfield, Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, Spike Lee, Shaun Redick
Screenwriter
Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, QC Entertainment, Monkeypaw Productions, Blumhouse Productions
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Disturbing/Violent Material|Racial Epithets|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 2018, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2019
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.6M
Runtime
2h 14m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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