John Henry

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John Henry

R

2020

1h 31m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A quiet man with a violent past has his life changed when an immigrant girl who is on the run from gang violence in South Los Angeles stumbles into his life.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

01/25/2020

It never quite reaches its ambitious heights. It wants to be something, but it's kinda just a cheesy B-genre movie.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

01/24/2020

"John Henry" is a lead-footed revenge thriller that lands with all the subtlety of the mighty steel-driving man's sledgehammer.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

01/23/2020

A thug-life thriller so frequently preposterous that it almost resembles a parody.

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

09/15/2021

I didn't make it all the way through it.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

07/13/2020

Before anyone thinks that the crime drama John Henry has anything to do with the story of the African American folk hero John Henry, the first 15 minutes of this laughably horrible film will make it clear that the name is just a gimmick.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

06/15/2020

1/5

The whole movie made no sense, the acting was terrible and it was all over the place...

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Terry M.

@meyers96 Aug 9

Might be one of the worst movies I’ve ever watched.

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Google

06/15/2022

Not sure why low reviews. Takes a classic folktale and mixes it with the urban lifestyle of Compton. Love it

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m j

@TennisRB 12/29/2021

They took a good book and made it suck, The movie should have never been release....

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11/12/2020

Quite possibly the worst movie of all time. Shame on all involved!

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10/28/2020

Seeing Terry Crews in a serious role is awesome. Loved the movie. I would advise to watch it with an open mind...don't look for a John Wick feel....just watch it and give it time. You will enjoy it

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10/26/2020

Was a great watch love Terry Crews in anything, the sound track was brilliant and I was gripped to the end. Only negative was I didn't understand who Oscar was and there was not much depth to some of the characters. We could of also done with subtitles for the Spanish segments.

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Synopsis

A quiet man with a violent past has his life changed when an immigrant girl who is on the run from gang violence in South Los Angeles stumbles into his life.

Director: William Forbes
Producer: Maurice Fadida, Eric B. Fleischman, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Screenwriter: William Forbes
Production Co: Automatik, Defiant Studios, Kodiak Pictures
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 31m

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