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Clockers

1995 · 128 min

A slow-burning, morally complex crime drama that immerses you in the tense, bleak reality of inner-city life.

Tagline
When there’s murder on the streets, everyone is a suspect.
Overview
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • family
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
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
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
Spike Lee
Written by
Richard Price, Spike Lee
Starring
Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Keith David, Peewee Love, Regina Taylor
Music
Terence Blanchard
Cinematography
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Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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