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Director:
Michael Apted
Writers (WGA):
Walter Mosley (book)
Walter Mosley (teleplay)
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Release Date:
21 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
In every man's soul hides a hero.
Plot:
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
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Cast

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Laurence Fishburne ... Socrates Fortlow
Daniel Williams ... Darryl

Bill Cobbs ... Right Burke

Natalie Cole ... Iula Brown

Laurie Metcalf ... Halley Grimes

Alan Wilder ... Anton Crier

Cicely Tyson ... Luvia
Bridgid Coulter ... Corina M'Shalla

Bill Nunn ... Howard M'Shalla

Isaiah Washington ... Wilfred
Bill Duke ... Blackbird Wills
Kevin Carroll ... Pegus
Jamaal Carter ... Phillip

John Toles-Bey ... Stoney Wiley

Brooke Marie Bridges ... Winnie M'Shalla
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA) (DVD title)
Socrates (USA) (working title)
Socrates Fortlow (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, and some sexuality and violence.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The cap that Socrates wears throughout the movie reads "90291", the zip code corresponding to the Los Angeles suburb of Venice (roughly 15 miles west of where this movie takes place). The M'Shalla family moves to Venice at the end of the movie after Howard gets a job offer there. more
Soundtrack:
Out of the Rain more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Very insightful and Rewarding, 23 July 2000
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Author: jtfsouth from St. Louis, Mo

This is what I considered one on the more underrated films in our time.It doesn't happen very often where you actually take some type of a lesson from a film. This one was able to do just that.



This wasn't a movie about an angry black man who felt life owed him anything, it was just the opposite. It was about a man DOING something with his life after spending time in prison. Rather than being a drain on society, he worked for his money, and damn hard I must say. It didn't matter what he did to earn it, just as long as it was legal. He also was able to help a friend fill a void, another end his pain and help a child who needed guidance.



I know this movie was only fiction, but I wish our society were filled with people like Socrates.





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