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I'm Charlie Walker

2022 · 90 min

A steady, earnest true-life drama that immerses you in a determined struggle against racial barriers, with a grounded, quietly inspiring tone.

Directed by
Patrick Gilles
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mike Colter, Dylan Baker, Safiya Fredericks
Overview
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive he was. In a city full of impostors and naysayers, he refused to take "No" for an answer. That is, until a catastrophic disaster opened a door that had never been open to a Black man before. This is a story about what happened when he stepped through that door with both feet.

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Directed by
Patrick Gilles
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mike Colter, Dylan Baker, Safiya Fredericks
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • ambition
  • survival
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Patrick Gilles
Written by
Patrick Gilles
Starring
Mike Colter, Dylan Baker, Safiya Fredericks, Mark Leslie Ford, Steven Wiig, Emma Caulfield Ford, Monica Barbaro, Carl Lumbly
Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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