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Charm City

2006 · 125 min

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama about friendship and tough choices, with a tense, melancholic atmosphere.

Directed by
Derick Thomas
Genres
Drama, Crime
Tagline
Love. Loyalty. Murder.
Overview
Charm City explores the loyalty and friendship of three men from Baltimore, Maryland. Jay, Rodney, and Sean have all survived the mean streets of the inner-city while striving for better lives by leaving their criminal activities behind. As a step toward a brighter future, the trio now owns a popular nightclub. When the city threatens to put them out of business, the long-time friends revert back to their old ways.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, loyalty, crime, betrayal
Content
Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Derick Thomas
Genres
Drama, Crime
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Derick Thomas
Written by
Derick Thomas
Starring
Aquil Oseitutu, Jerome Ro Brooks, Nelson Irizarry, Kwame Patterson
Cinematography
Derick Thomas
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America

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