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Drug baron Nino Brown and his gang hit the streets with the highly addictive drug, crack. Taking over a town building they set up their own crack factory, but all is not lost. Two renegade cops infiltrate the operation and plan Brown's downfall. Read more
| Starring | Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles |
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| Director | Mario Van Peebles |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Touted as a ground-breaking addition to the crime-on-the-streets genre, Van Peebles' thriller is far more modest: a... read more on Time Out
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A good political message but otherwise substandard
When New Jack City first hit the cinemas in 1991 it was hailed as a beacon of light illuminating for everyone the injustices occurring in poor predominately ... read more »
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Probably the worst film I have ever seen
See the review heading. Enough said.
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Seems I have grown up since I last watched this
I remember this being the first 18 I watched in the cinema and as a middleclass white 14 year old from Berkshire the black crack dealers of New York were people... read more »
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Dated, but still rated!
Pretty cool action film from the 80's, with Ice-T and Wesley Snipes face off over crack dealing. Much of it looks horribly dated now - at times it's ... read more »
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Classic
Anybody who is into their Hood style films, this is a must see!!!
This is a Classic
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brilliant
If not their debut, it is one of wessely snipes and chris rocks first films. This is the only film in which chris rock does not irritate the hell out of me.
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Wesleys finest moment.
This is one entertaining movie which dared to show the realism of the American inner city in the early 1990`s.In much the same genre as scarface it ticks along... read more »
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WESLEY SNIPES AT HIS BEST
GREAT STORY,GREAT MUSIC AND GREAT CAST.
MAKES THIS FILM ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAV'S.A MUST WATCH FILM IF YOU LIKE GANGSTER MOVIES.
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A good gritty crime thriller
Set in New York this film gives a great insight into life in the poorer districts. The main characters start a new drugs cartel and try to do it without the ... read more »
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Good old school gangsta flick
When I was first told about this film by a freind of mine I thought it wasn't going to be any good-especially when I heard Ice-T was in it! But I was proven... read more »
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Classic Gangsta!
Great when it was made, and still first class today - with a soundtrack that any film would be happy to have. One of the few films made I could ever watch more ... read more »