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The Hurricane

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Denzel Washington is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title were destroyed when he was arrested along with another man for the murders of 3 people in a New Jersey bar. Wrongfully accused, Carter and John Artis were sentenced to 3 life terms in prison.

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Thanks in large part to one of Denzel Washington's most powerful on-screen performances, The Hurricane is a moving, inspirational sports drama, even if it takes few risks in telling its story.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/24/2010
4/5
Denzel dazzles in biopic of imprisoned boxer. Go to Full Review Time Out 06/24/2006
Facile and unpersuasive. Go to Full Review Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture 08/07/2004
The movie's dogged humorlessness, and its sixties-style cant, don't do justice to all the political crosscurrents in this story. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 12/29/2024
4/5
The Hurricane features stellar work from Denzel Washington but it also speaks to the overwhelming amount of injustice taking place in the American criminal justice system. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 03/08/2024
... Jewison’s most passionate work in years; his indignation powers the film. Go to Full Review Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal 10/27/2023
2/4
There are a handful of scenes that Washington carries all by himself, but the rest of The Hurricane is an ill-constructed failure. It's slow and poorly written, and -- somehow -- it's a non-fiction story that often feels unrealistic Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Cassie B. @RT42470374 Apr 12 A hard watch. It's both a biopic and a critical analysis of our prison systems. See more Sahil K @Sahilk171 Jan 28 A very good concept but a very boring movie, it takes a lot of time to get started and gets more and more slow as it progresses and make you bored bythe time the ending comes, you do connect to the main lead but by the end you just want it to get over, could have made it lesser runtime, 6/10 See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Dec 20 Denzel doing what he does best - inspiring against all odd. Great true story of wrongly accused boxer Rubin Carter. See more Chet Bashari A @Bash_Sr Dec 7 A most powerful and profound performance by Washington. The sheer force of his portrayal of Rubin Hurricane Carter, the wrongly convicted and later released ex-boxer, is what carried this film. Carter was framed for multiple murders and sentenced to life in prison. Mr Washington captured the essence of this deep, strong and determined man. With all his caged rage and hate, you were able to feel his pain and fear. All there, locked up in the same emotion space in which the hate resided. And with this volatile mix, love was born and prevailed. See more Palesa S. M @Palesaysso Nov 12 Beautiful story about resilience and truth. Denzel is a world-class actor. See more Chief B @RT53266745 Sep 7 Such a heartbreaking story especially because it's for the most part a true story. Denzel with one of his most powerful performances that's ranked for me in his top 3 best performances. It's nothing we've never seen before but it also is at the same time. Highly recommend if you ask me. See more Read all reviews
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Norman Jewison

Director

Denzel Washington

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Vicellous Reon Shannon

Lesra Martin

Deborah Kara Unger

Lisa Peters

Liev Schreiber

Sam Chaiton

John Hannah

Terry Swinton

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Synopsis Denzel Washington is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title were destroyed when he was arrested along with another man for the murders of 3 people in a New Jersey bar. Wrongfully accused, Carter and John Artis were sentenced to 3 life terms in prison.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Armyan Bernstein, Norman Jewison, John Ketcham
Screenwriter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, Armyan Bernstein, Dan Gordon
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Beacon Communications, Azoff Entertainment
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 14, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.7M
Runtime
2h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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