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Last modified: Oct. 22, 2018

BlacKkKlansman

Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 Limited

Based on some fo’ real, fo’ real sh*t.

Director: Spike Lee

Starring: John David Washington Adam Driver Ryan Eggold Topher Grace

R Crime 2 hrs, 8 m

  • 3.7 / 5
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Based on some fo’ real, fo’ real sh*t.

Plot

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Plot
It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
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The film's director Spike Lee last directed Da 5 Bloods and Inside Man: Most Wanted.

Director
Spike Lee
Producers
Spike Lee
Raymond Mansfield
Sean McKittrick
Jordan Peele
Shaun Redick

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  • John David Washington is Denzel Washington's son (9/9/17).

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Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Planning to shoot fall 2017.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
R Restricted for language throughout, including racial epithets, and for disturbing/violent material and some sexual refer ences
Runtime
2 hrs, 8 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Black Klansman

Language
English

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Release Dates

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BlacKkKlansman was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 10, 2018. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Meg, Slender Man and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. As a limited release, BlacKkKlansman was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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  • Set the MPAA rating to R for language throughout, including racial epithets, and for disturbing/violent material and some sexual refer ences

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