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Cash Rules

2008 · 90 min

A gritty, fast-moving street crime drama that feels tense and grim, with raw energy and little levity.

Directed by
Zodiac Fishgrease
Genres
Drama
Starring
Treach, J.D. Williams, Naturi Naughton
Tagline
Hardknocks
Overview
Written, directed and produced by independent filmmaker Young Antonio, this gritty urban tale centers on the bullet-riddled exploits of a group of hard-core thugs and a crime spree that launches an all-out war in the streets of Newark, N.J. J.D. Williams of HBO's "The Wire" joins a cast made up of a host of noteworthy hip-hop personalities, including Naughty by Nature's Treach, the Outlawz' Hussein Fatal and 3LW's Naturi Naughton.

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Directed by
Zodiac Fishgrease
Genres
Drama
Starring
Treach, J.D. Williams, Naturi Naughton
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
Treach, J.D. Williams, Naturi Naughton, Do It All Du Kelly, Hussein Fatal
Runtime
90 min

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