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      Crips and Bloods: Made in America

      2008 1 hr. 45 min. Documentary List
      76% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score An examination reveals conditions that have led to decades of gang violence among youth growing up in South Los Angeles. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Very informative documentary that goes into detail about the origins of African american gangs...great soundtrack and Forrest Whitaker narrating makes for a interesting watch Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was great. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review greg r You had me until you suddenly blamed white people for why you began killing one another. Idiots. Poorly produced and with a ridiculous premise. You wanna attack the oppressors, fine. But killing one another makes you look ignorant! One of the worst documentaries ever made. Dreadfully bad! And I'm a flaming snowflake liberal. Man was this doc awful! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliantly spans the complicated, insidious and even sometimes accidental embedding of racism in every facet of our society. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review walter m "Crips and Bloods: Made in America" is an incisive inside documentary about the infamous Los Angeles gangs whose conflict over the past forty years have resulted in over 15,000 deaths. While that same early mortality prevents the filmmakers from putting together a cohesive oral history, they still find plenty of current and past gang members, some of whom have not left their own block or territory in decades, in order to get their stories. Overall, this all began even before the founding of the gangs, going back to the migration of black families from the deep south. They found a living situation that was better than the one they left of course but also one where where their children would face police brutality which would eventually lead to the Watts Riot.(The documentary with some nostalgia refers to this as an uprising.) That would prove no matter how much violent resistance there is, the resulting crackdown will be that much worse. At the same time, "Crips and Bloods: Made in America" relies on too much background, even rewinding back to the beginning at one late point. Also, the documentary quotes the cliche of the lack of a male role model, when it fails to take in consideration the extremely high unemployment rate amongst young black men which Bernie Sanders has just stated is around 50%. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Another great Peralta documentary. A tough watch, shining a little light on an important issue. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe Crips and Bloods hasn't been made out of moral anger or a sense of conspiracy. As matters of journalism, sociology, and humanitarianism, the movie is incurious at best. At worst, it's a recruitment video. Rated: 1/4 Apr 23, 2009 Full Review Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Peralta is a compassionate filmmaker. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 3, 2009 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture While its scope and depth could have been greater, it is the first step on an important path we all need to undertake in this country. Rated: 3/5 Oct 3, 2019 Full Review Jennifer Merin About.com Stacy Peralta's insider glimpse at the lives of LA gangs is a genuine shocker. Rated: 4/5 May 27, 2009 Full Review Stan Hall Oregonian The film works best as a history lesson of the L.A. black experience, arguing that economic neglect, institutional racism and covert government operations fueled the 1965 and 1992 riots and created the leadership vacuum in which gangs took root. Rated: B Mar 13, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis An examination reveals conditions that have led to decades of gang violence among youth growing up in South Los Angeles.
      Director
      Stacy Peralta
      Executive Producer
      Quincy Jones III, Steve Luczo
      Screenwriter
      Stacy Peralta, Sam George
      Production Co
      Balance Vector Productions
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 5, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $69.6K
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