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The System

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When a young soldier (Tyrese Gibson), newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison to investigate what is really going on behind the scenes. When he discovers an underground prisoner fighting ring, the warden forces him to compete. In order to win his freedom, he must fight to stay alive as well as take down the warden's corrupt system.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media Ranging from preachy to lazy to flat-out ridiculous, this prison-fight drama benefits from committed work by Gibson and Howard, but they can't overcome saggy storytelling and uninspired filmmaking. Rated: 2/5 Nov 15, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews So-so action thriller Rated: C- Nov 12, 2022 Full Review Matt Conway Battle Royale With Cheese The film defines its own playful, 80s action movie frequency and is made all the better for its bare-knuckle brawler approach. Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Aprillé Morris OffColour.org Most of us know that the prison system is nothing more than modern-day slavery. The cast of The System seeks to shine a light on prisons in this new film. Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2022 Full Review Joel Copling Spectrum Culture Here is an aggressively mediocre action thriller, which does precisely nothing interesting with its barely existent premise. Nov 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shelia This movie is ALL action!!! Great acting. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The characters Savage and Bones were fantastic. Ruthless!!! You must pay close attention. I want to see it again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/06/22 Full Review Mrs. M. Smith Tyrese, Terrance and Jeremy are pivoting actors! My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/22 Full Review Justin A If I could give it a zero star I would. Acting was horrible, fight scenes were horrible, the movie was horrible. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Audience Member Watching rn and yea wow . It’s so bad 😂yachty is terrible . The Co Stars , can’t act , the horrible camera cuts , the reactions I can’t take my eyes off of it but for the wrong reasons lol it’s laughable . I wanna see how bad it can get 😂 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review D S Movie was terrible, good actors, bad movie! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Christopher G To be honest, it's grit and violent from the jump. It literally has no authentic feel about it. C'mon!! Guards in the chow hall with guns. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a young soldier (Tyrese Gibson), newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison to investigate what is really going on behind the scenes. When he discovers an underground prisoner fighting ring, the warden forces him to compete. In order to win his freedom, he must fight to stay alive as well as take down the warden's corrupt system.
Director
Dallas Jackson
Producer
Bryan Lord
Screenwriter
Dallas Jackson
Distributor
The Avenue
Production Co
SkullCrusher Films, BondIt Media Capital, Hapax Productions, Buffalo 8 Productions
Rating
R (Violence|Some Drug Material|Language Throughout)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2022
Runtime
1h 37m
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