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Sucker Free City

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Nick (Ben Crowley), a white mailroom clerk who rips off his coworkers' credit card numbers on the side, moves to a mostly African-American neighborhood and is terrorized by a local gang called the V-Dubs. He befriends K-Luv (Anthony Mackie), a black gang member to whom Nick helps sell bootlegged CDs, and they soon build a relationship with Lincoln (Ken Leung), a low-level Chinese gangster. But tension becomes palpable as the trio begin committing crimes on one another's turf.

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Tim Goodman San Francisco Chronicle 11/14/2018
4/4
A wholly original, restlessly real take on San Francisco gang life... Sucker Free City has the kind of non-Hollywood take on urban trouble that proudly makes it cousin to The Wire on HBO, and there really isn't any higher praise than that. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com 03/17/2006
3.5/5
two excellent hours Go to Full Review
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J R 01/24/2023 This is one of my all time favorite movies and my favorite Spike Lee film!! See more daniel h @Dandandan 01/20/2020 Would have made a great series which would provide the opportunity to flesh out more the story and characters. Acting was terrific. See more 05/29/2012 Nice "romantic" gangster movie. The romance is not showing the proper degree crime affect communities. See more ari v 07/02/2011 If you liked HBO's "The Wire", you'll love this. No sugar coating, no pandering, just a nice wholesome slice of some grade A certified reality. See more 06/05/2011 Love this movie by Spike Lee. He did a great job of putting through in this film of the different communities and tension of Hunters point, Chinatown and the Mission of San Francisco. See more 05/24/2011 Nice lil gritty urban drama... See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nick (Ben Crowley), a white mailroom clerk who rips off his coworkers' credit card numbers on the side, moves to a mostly African-American neighborhood and is terrorized by a local gang called the V-Dubs. He befriends K-Luv (Anthony Mackie), a black gang member to whom Nick helps sell bootlegged CDs, and they soon build a relationship with Lincoln (Ken Leung), a low-level Chinese gangster. But tension becomes palpable as the trio begin committing crimes on one another's turf.
Director
Spike Lee
Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Screenwriter
Alex Tse
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
TV-MA (S|L|V), R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 12, 2007
Runtime
1h 56m