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Sucker Free City

TV-MA 2004 1h 56m Drama List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
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 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. Rated: 4/4 Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Don Willmott Filmcritic.com two excellent hours Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 17, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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J R This is one of my all time favorite movies and my favorite Spike Lee film!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review daniel h Would have made a great series which would provide the opportunity to flesh out more the story and characters. Acting was terrific. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice "romantic" gangster movie. The romance is not showing the proper degree crime affect communities. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review ari v 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice lil gritty urban drama... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review 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