Movie

The Hurricane

1999 · 146 min

A stirring, heartfelt drama that balances the brutality of injustice with the warmth of unexpected compassion.

Tagline: His greatest fight was for justice.
Overview: The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, race, isolation, redemption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: justice
race
isolation
redemption
friendship
Places: prison
big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild