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Blindspotting

2018 · 95 min

A lively, funny, then suddenly intense ride through friendship and injustice that leaves you rattled and moved.

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Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • race
  • class
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
Carlos López Estrada
Written by
Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal
Starring
Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kevin Carroll
Music
Michael Yezerski, Jonathan Snipes
Cinematography
Robby Baumgartner
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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