Crooklyn

1994, Drama, 1h 52m

34 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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A personal project that warmly reflects on director Spike Lee's childhood, Crooklyn is an episodic celebration of family and the indelible facets of one's hometown. Read critic reviews

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Crooklyn videos

Crooklyn: Official Clip - Family Fight

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - I Hate Funerals

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - Tickets and Nickels

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - Grocery Thieves

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - Tony Eyes

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - Mommy's Gone

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - Visiting Mother

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - Eat the Peas!

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Crooklyn: Official Clip - I Ain't No Puta!

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Movie Info

As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) banters and bonds with her four brothers. Against her will, Troy is sent to her aunt's southern home for a summer visit, but when she returns to her bustling Brooklyn neighborhood, she learns that a family member is gravely ill. Already mature, Troy is forced to face to some very grown-up facts about life and loss.

Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Spike Lee
Producer: Spike Lee
Writer: Joie Lee
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Production Co: Universal Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Alfre Woodard

Carolyn Carmichael

Delroy Lindo

Woody Carmichael

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Tony Eyes, Jim

Zelda Harris

Troy

Carlton Williams

Carlton Williams

Clinton

Sharif Rashed

Wendell

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