Movie

13th

2016 · 101 min

A sober, urgent history lesson that connects the dots across decades, building quiet outrage before landing with raw, devastating footage.

Tagline: From slave to criminal with one amendment.
Overview: An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
How it feels: Dark, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and demanding.
About: Race, justice, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
justice
power
corruption
politics
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none