American Skin

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American Skin

R

2019

1h 29m

Drama

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Lincoln Jefferson, an Iraqi War veteran, working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent, he takes matters into his own hands to seek justice.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

01/14/2021

American Skin is worth seeing, for the issues Parker seeks to address, even if it only partially works in leaving a mark.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

01/14/2021

Instead of lending immediacy, the padded-out documentary conceit only spotlights the stiltedness, and Parker falls short of building credible drama out of urgent issues.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

09/04/2019

Infuriatingly manipulative and insufferably preachy, "American Skin" examines the cultural issues tearing apart our nation and reduces them to cheap theatrics.

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

06/05/2021

An embarrassing and ham-fisted production posing as a topical provocation on police brutality and race relations in modern American society.

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tt stern-enzi

Fox19 (Cincinnati, OH)

03/16/2021

A smart move to get Spike Lee involved as a producer, as it's right in his wheelhouse...we should really be paying attention to this issue.

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Tony Baker

Tony Baker Comedy

02/05/2021

5/5

It was very powerful.

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Rolando R

@Rolando275 Jan 23

Have to watch this movie to the end Powerful and Thought provoking

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A L.

@bdif37 Sep 25

This movie is a excellent way to see how people see things differently form a police and cultural perspective: excellent film!

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Ken M

@RT69672459 01/31/2025

Don't listen to the so-called critics—they're old and judgmental. I thought this would be another 'We Shall Overcome' movie, but to my delight, it was original and bold. This film was deep, capturing the way many Americans feel if they had the courage to stand their ground. It was well-written and well-acted.

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07/31/2022

Great and powerful movie, any and everyone should see.

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09/27/2021

I watched this movie with my 13 year son, it was powerful. We respect the commentary that the police convicted gave. We felt the empathy of the father. The movement at the end was everything. Those racial profiling needs to END.

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09/06/2021

Its a great. This is so much truth in it. I love the twist and ending was very unexpected so that blew me away. Im wowed

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Lincoln Jefferson, an Iraqi War veteran, working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent, he takes matters into his own hands to seek justice.

Director: Nate Parker
Producer: Lukas Behnken, Tarak Ben Ammar, Mark Burg
Screenwriter: Nate Parker
Production Co: Eagle Pictures, Tiny Giant Entertainment, Sterling Light Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.0K
Runtime: 1h 29m