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Film · 2017

Detroit

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · starring Chris Coy, Darren Goldstein and Chris Chalk

  • 2 h 23 min
  • 15
  • Crime · Drama · History
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 24 August 2017
  • 7.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.8 Users16 votes
  • 8.1 Critics6 reviews
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Synopsis

Movie directed by the winner Oscar for 'The Hurt Locker', Kathryn Bigelow. Set in the racial disturbances that took place in Detroit during 1967, also knowed like the 12th Street disturbances. This movie tell us how cruel revolts originated in the 23th of July, after the assaults of New Jersey, in which 26 people died and more than tousand of people resulted injured. After five days of this horrible and infernal ambient, the succes didn't seem like would be finished and both the army and the National Guard had to brake the dispute. Even so, socially the discomfort was extended for a big part of United States of America (North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois and Tennessee) and nowadays, the discomfort endures.

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The essentials

Runtime
143 min2 hours and 23 minutes
Budget
$34mMetro Goldwyn Mayer
Box office
$15.5m0.5 times its budget
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Detroit?
2 hours and 23 minutes (143 minutes).
When was Detroit released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 24 August 2017.
Who directed Detroit?
Kathryn Bigelow.
Who is in Detroit?
It stars Chris Coy, Darren Goldstein, Chris Chalk and Mason Alban.
Where can I watch Detroit?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Now and a channel on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Detroit make?
It took $15.5 million in US. It cost $34 million.
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Cast

Full cast (39)
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Writers
Mark Boal
Music
James Newton Howard
Producers
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison

Videos and trailers

All 5 videos
'Detroit' Trailer 2:2411 April 2017

Photos and posters

All 17 photos

Reviews

All 6 reviews
7.8 16 votes
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What the critics say average 8.1 from 6 outlets

  • 10 New York PostSara Stewart Detroit may be tricked out with the Motown and miniskirts of the era, but its police-brutality narrative, assembled with firsthand accounts of that day, has chilling parallels with the here and now… Read
  • 9.0 Rolling StonePeter Travers It's a hardcore masterpiece that digs into our violent past to hold up a dark mirror to the systemic racism that still rages in the here and now. Read full review Read
  • 8.0 EmpireSimon Crook A gruelling, nightmarish, ferociously vivid riot epic that recreates one of the darkest chapters in American history. Unflinching, unmissable and terrifyingly pertinent. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $34m
  • US $15.5m
  • UK £2.3m

Soundtrack

All 46 songs
  1. (I Know) I'm Losing YouThe Temptations Spotify
  2. Me and My BabyMagictones Spotify
  3. All the Way HomeDee Edwards Spotify
  4. Weak and Broken HeartedDon Bryant Spotify

Trivia

  • The first

    This is the first film to be distributed by Annapurna Pictures.

  • Anthony Mackie

    Anthony Mackie also starred in The Hurt Locker (2008) which was also directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

  • Concert scene

    They filmed a concert scene at the EMERSON Majestic Theater in Boston, that is part of Emerson University which has taught many in the entertainment industry.

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