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      Our America

      TV-PG Released Jan 15, 2002 1 hr. 35 min. Drama List
      Reviews 61% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Based on a true story, "Our America" is a stark portrait of the urban ghetto landscape as seen through the eyes of two young African-American teens, LeAlan Jones (Roderick Pannell) and Lloyd Newman (Brandon Hammond). Under a radio producer's guidance and mentoring, the boys create a disturbing and remarkable documentary about life in the ghettos. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The movie is based on a true story of two boys growing up in the projects of Chicago. They get the opportunity to be reporters for NPR. They bring equipment with them to school and around the community to show what goes on in their daily lives. The documentaries they made were controversial and original. This movie gave an insightful look at the situation and the lack of future image the residents of the inner-city projects experience. One of the boys had no future and the other may have had a future, with help they both had a bright future. Anyone studying a career in Justice or Juvenile Justice should watch this. 3 Stars 7-23-13 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow... The book was just good, but the problem is the screenplay and the director. I felt many times that the screenwriter was too lazy, so either he copied the whole lines from the book, or skip some parts of it. There wasn't any catchy dilogues. The beginning wasn't even how the movie is supposed to go, those two boys were recommended, not auditioned.... I wish writer researched more and the director spend more time in this movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member the story touches me so deep... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member i really love this movie so much!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member showed the world true life in the chicago projects Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member a really true TV documentary.. so real man Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper [A] really strong work from start to finish. Jul 22, 2002 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 20, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Based on a true story, "Our America" is a stark portrait of the urban ghetto landscape as seen through the eyes of two young African-American teens, LeAlan Jones (Roderick Pannell) and Lloyd Newman (Brandon Hammond). Under a radio producer's guidance and mentoring, the boys create a disturbing and remarkable documentary about life in the ghettos.
      Director
      Ernest R. Dickerson
      Executive Producer
      Joseph Stern, Angela Bassett
      Screenwriter
      David Isay, LeAlan Jones, Lloyd Newman, Gordon Rayfield
      Rating
      TV-PG (L|V), R (Language|Some Violent Content)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 15, 2002, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 13, 2004