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BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier
Runtime136 min
Rating15
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Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Critical Reception & Ratings
BlacKkKlansman has been widely acclaimed by critics, who praise Spike Lee's incisive, humorous exploration of racism in America. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won the Grand Prix at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. With an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.0 score on IMDb, the film has been very well received by audiences as well.
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Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018) is a powerful, genre-blending masterpiece that seamlessly weaves together thrilling crime drama, incisive social commentary, and sharp-witted humor. Featuring standout performances from John David Washington and Adam Driver, this film offers a unique and thought-provoking exploration of racism in America that is both entertaining and impactful.
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BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, loosely based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace. It also features Harry Belafonte's last performance before his death in April 2023. Set in the 1970s in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan chapter.
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