Dangerous Ground

R

Released Feb 12, 1997

1h 35m

Drama

Crime

Mystery & Thriller

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8%

13 Reviews

Tomatometer

35%

5,000+ Ratings

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Thirteen years after his anti-apartheid activism forced him to leave South Africa, Vusi Madlazi (Ice Cube) returns home for his father's funeral. There, he finds his youngest brother, Ernest (Sechaba Morajele), embittered, while middle child Steven (Eric Miyeni) has been selling cocaine for local kingpin Muki (Ving Rhames). After learning Steven has racked up a large debt to his boss, Vusi teams up with his brother's girlfriend, Karin (Elizabeth Hurley), to save Steven before Muki can hurt him.

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Ooooofff. Ice Cube in post apartheid S. Africa. Like he was fazered from Slauson to Johannesburg. Elizabeth Hurley though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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this movie had some bad reviews but its actually pretty good if you are familiar with the time frame and relations with south Africa and u.s. I I liked it a lt!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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william s

Ice Cube's chops just are not up to this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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I Really Love This Movie . Elizabeth Hurley, Ice Cube And Ving Rhames Put On An Outstanding Performance . Also, I Really Love Movies Filmed In South Africa .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Some likely unintentional *laughably* bad acting and dialogue, yet oddly watchable

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Everyone thinks this movie sucks well its amazing great d movie lol.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Darrell James Roodt

Director

Ice Cube

Vusi Madlazi

Elizabeth Hurley

Karin

Ving Rhames

Muki

Eric Miyeni

Stephen Madlazi

Sechaba Morajele

Ernest Madlazi

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Violent melodrama.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Dangerous Ground begins with a promising idea and runs away from it as fast as it can.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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James Berardinelli

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Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Thomas Delapa

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Rated: 1/5

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Dragan Antulov

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Rated: 5/10

Nov 5, 2003

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Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Rated: 0/5

Jan 20, 2003

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Synopsis

Thirteen years after his anti-apartheid activism forced him to leave South Africa, Vusi Madlazi (Ice Cube) returns home for his father's funeral. There, he finds his youngest brother, Ernest (Sechaba Morajele), embittered, while middle child Steven (Eric Miyeni) has been selling cocaine for local kingpin Muki (Ving Rhames). After learning Steven has racked up a large debt to his boss, Vusi teams up with his brother's girlfriend, Karin (Elizabeth Hurley), to save Steven before Muki can hurt him.

Director: Darrell James Roodt
Producer: Patricia Charbonnet, Ice Cube
Screenwriter: Darrell James Roodt, Greg Latter
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (DVD): Nov 18, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1), 35mm