American History X

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 7m
  • 62

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Tony Kaye

Producer:

Bill Carraro, Michael De Luca, Jon Hess

Release Date:

Oct 28, 1998

Runtime:

2hr 7m

Synopsis

A profoundly stirring drama about the consequences of prejudice as a family is torn apart by hate. The film follows one man's struggle to reform himself and save his brother after living a life consumed by violence and bigotry.

Cast

  • Edward Norton
  • Edward Furlong
  • Fairuza Balk
  • Beverly D'Angelo
  • Avery Brooks
  • Stacy Keach
  • Jennifer Lien
  • Elliott Gould
  • William Russ
  • Ethan Suplee

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Metacritic

62
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Based on 32 Critics
8.6

USER SCORE (726)

Universal acclaim based on 726 Reviews
70

The movie can't explain as much as it wants to about what makes (and unmakes) a skinhead, but it carries us a fair distance.

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Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
50

For all its surface verisimilitude and for all its focus on a problem that couldn't be more current, this film can't manage to feel more than sporadically real.

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Metacritic review by Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
91

Feels as true as a documentary, as painful as a blow to the heart.

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Metacritic review by Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Portland Oregonian
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