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New Jack City

1991 · 101 min

A gritty, propulsive crime saga that immerses you in the crack-era drug trade with sharp tension and a tragic, cautionary edge.

Directed by
Mario Van Peebles
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring
Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne
Tagline
They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.
Overview
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

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Directed by
Mario Van Peebles
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring
Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • addiction
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Mario Van Peebles
Written by
Thomas Lee Wright, Barry Michael Cooper
Starring
Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Michele, Bill Nunn, Russell Wong
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Francis Kenny
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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