BlacKkKlansman

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BlacKkKlansman

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Released Aug 10, 2018

2h 14m

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Ron Stallworth 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 detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, 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 rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.

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Critics Consensus

BlacKkKlansman uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way.

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Lawrence Ware

Slate

The filmmaker rips from the headlines, but the struggles remain the same.

Jan 9, 2019

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

There's nobody left in Hollywood making broad, sweeping, lively political melodramas like Spike Lee.

Sep 14, 2018

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

It's just about perfect in balance of tone, and it's easily Spike Lee's best film in years.

Rated: A

Aug 31, 2018

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

Spike Lee will remain a leader in cinematic cultural commentary but that very potency was less present in BlacKkKlansman. While the messaging is still assured and deliberate, perhaps this film is set to the temperature of those in need of it.

Rated: 4.5/5

Feb 26, 2025

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Oti

For Your Reference Podcast

No one does it like Spike. BlacKkKlansman is sharp, powerful, and unapologetic. The sudden kumbayah felt too neat, but John David Washington is flawless. The messaging is exactly what we’ve come to expect from Spike—Black is beautiful, Black is powerful.

Rated: 4.5/5

Feb 26, 2025

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Joshua Stevens

Loud and Clear Reviews

Spike Lee’s power is on full display in his film BlacKkKlansman, a gut-punch comedy drama that uses the past to critique the present (and possibly future).

Rated: 4/5

Sep 27, 2024

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Mate P

***SPOILERS*** BlacKkKlansman is a great film about the extremes. The plot is intriguing and the fact that it's based on truth, is devastating. The characters are also interesting and complex enough. The protagonists are really awesome characters. I feel like there was a lack of normality, and by that I mean there were very few sane people in that neighbourhood. The dialogues are amazingly-written and surprisingly funny sometimes. The ending montage has some powerful imagery, but I'm not the biggest fan of connecting movies directly to modern politics. I like it more when they leave it for the audience to make the connections. I loved the direction's style and the cinematography. The lighting is gorgeous and there are some tense scenes where the Dutch angle is the cherry on top. The cast is good and the acting is wonderul. I loved both John David Washington and Adam Driver as the leads. I also loved the production design, the sets felt perfectly natural for the 70s. BlacKkKlansman has heavy themes, but it's light-hearted dialogues make it an absolutely great watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Ronald R

Great Movie!!! Based on a True Story!!! Highly Recommended!!! A++ 🍿🎥🍿

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Ottawa R

This movie was a hell of a ride

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Stephen C

Based on a true story in 2 hours and 14 minutes!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language Throughout, Disturbing/Violent Material, Racial Epithets and Some Sexual References!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Marc Z

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction. This story proves that adage. Made, not coincidentally, during the first Trump term , this movie really highlights the ridiculous and danger of extremist racial politics. Spike Lee has done a good job of telling a completing frightening story is a serious, but very watchable format. The acting is amazing in this movie from Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, and John David Washington. The filmmaking, the costumes, the settings, and the cinematography are all worthy of the critical praise this movie received. The supporting cast is great. The lessons are so important.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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Audience Member

Entertaining and satisfying to know it is partly based on a true story,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Crank Calling the Klan

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Birth of Two Nations

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Lie Detector Test

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Pictures with the Klan

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Real Ron Stallworth

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - Too Late to Turn Back Now

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - I'm Black and I'm Proud!

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Ongoing Fight for Equality

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Tragedy of Jesse Washington

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BlacKkKlansman: Official Clip - The Bomb

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Synopsis

Ron Stallworth 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 detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, 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 rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.

Director: Spike Lee
Producer: Sean McKittrick, Raymond Mansfield, Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, Spike Lee, Shaun Redick
Screenwriter: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Monkeypaw Productions, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, QC Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Disturbing/Violent Material|Racial Epithets|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 2018, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2019
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.6M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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