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The Hurricane (1999) | Smart Bashi

The Hurricane

released

Drama

prisonnew jersey1970s

The Hurricane

His greatest fight was for justice.

19992h 26mRLanguages: EnglishFrom United States of America

Ratings

Bashi Score

NR

Our Score

7.6

7.4

🍅82%

M74

Box Office

$74M

Bashi Score

NR

Our Score

IMDb

7.6

105.2K votes

TMDB

7.4

1.5K votes

🍅Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Critics

MMetacritic

74

Average

Users

-

0 votes

Box Office

Worldwide Gross

$74M

🏆 Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 18 nominations total

Internal Ratings

Pee Meter

Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

Storyline

“His greatest fight was for justice.”

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Denzel Washington

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Vicellous Shannon

Lesra Martin

Deborah Kara Unger

Lisa Peters

Liev Schreiber

Sam Chaiton

John Hannah

Terry

Dan Hedaya

Della Pesca

Debbi Morgan

Mae Thelma

Clancy Brown

Lt. Jimmy Williams

David Paymer

Myron Bedlock

Harris Yulin

Leon Friedman

Rod Steiger

Judge Sarokin

Badja Djola

Mobutu

Director

Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

Director

Writers

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Writers

Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon

Writers

Armyan Bernstein

Armyan Bernstein

Writers

Cinematographer

Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

Cinematographer

Composer

Christopher Young

Christopher Young

Composer

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Details

Status: released
Release Date: September 17, 1999
Rated: R
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Beacon Pictures, Rudy Langlois Productions, Azoff Films
Budget: $50M
Box Office: $74M

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50%

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50%

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50%

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