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MacArthur Park

R 2001 1h 26m Drama List
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A former jazz musician (Thomas Jefferson Byrd) addicted to crack cocaine has dreams of getting off the street and back to his family.

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Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Rated: B- Jul 2, 2002 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A film looking for its own identity that was made as a labor of love. Rated: C Jul 1, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Excellent acting. Excellent directing. Enough said. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie! Just have to watch it I guess... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member *** (out of four) An involving directorial turn from actor Billy Wirth ("The Lost Boys"). The film follows the many drug addicts, pushers, and homeless people who call the Los Angeles park home. The story is moving and insightful. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member MacArthur Park is a stunning and horrifyingly real look at individual's lost in their own drug-scoring world. The film is not for the faint at heart and is really very violent when considering the film is made to portray real life homeless drug addiction. Most of the character's display enough amusing human emotions and relationships so the film isn;t a complete downer. The dialogue has plenty of "well, once I get out of here" thoughts and you definately feel that is the true addict mentality. Overall, very good movie without any frills that makes you cringe that there are so many lives lost in this manner. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member bare grimey. shows a naaaasty side of LA life. watch this, ul never smoke crack... or ul become a pimp, either way its an experience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Billy's 1st Directing Job Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A former jazz musician (Thomas Jefferson Byrd) addicted to crack cocaine has dreams of getting off the street and back to his family.
Director
Billy Wirth
Producer
Billy Wirth, Maricel Pagulayan
Screenwriter
Tyrone Atkins, Aaron Courseault, Billy Wirth
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 22, 2005
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround