RAmerican History X

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IMDB (1,206,855 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 119 mins
Drama
American History X

Overview:
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

Status: Released (1998-07-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 15 nominations total
BoxOffice:$6,719,864
Screen:David McKenna
Productions: New Line Cinema, Savoy Pictures, The Turman-Morrissey Company
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
American History X
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Despite having a somewhat weak cast, this is an incredibly poignant drama of one man's struggle to live a new life. Probably too violent and close-to-home for some.

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Andre Gonzales

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There's really no point to the movie. Just a lot of violence. That's pretty much it.

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