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Detroit

  • 2017
  • R
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
55K
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Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Boyega, and Algee Smith in Detroit (2017)
Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.
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Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.

  • Director
    • Kathryn Bigelow
  • Writer
    • Mark Boal
  • Stars
    • John Boyega
    • Anthony Mackie
    • Algee Smith
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    55K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Writer
      • Mark Boal
    • Stars
      • John Boyega
      • Anthony Mackie
      • Algee Smith
    • 226User reviews
    • 320Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 21 nominations

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    Final Trailer
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    TV Spot
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
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    Detroit
    Trailer 2:37
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    Interrogation
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    Backstage
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    Coffee
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    John Boyega
    John Boyega
    • Dismukes
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Greene
    Algee Smith
    Algee Smith
    • Larry
    Jacob Latimore
    Jacob Latimore
    • Fred
    Chris Chalk
    Chris Chalk
    • Officer Frank
    Mason Alban
    • Police Sergeant James
    Bennett Deady
    • Police Officer Bill
    Andrea Eversley
    • Dancer
    Michael Jibrin
    Michael Jibrin
    • Vietnam Vet
    Khris Davis
    Khris Davis
    • Blind Pig Patron
    Joshua Olumide
    Joshua Olumide
    • Dave
    • (as Tokunbo Joshua Olumide)
    Daniel Washington
    Daniel Washington
    • Blind Pig Bouncer
    Amari Cheatom
    Amari Cheatom
    • Undercover Cop
    Tyler James Williams
    Tyler James Williams
    • Leon
    Laz Alonso
    Laz Alonso
    • Congressman Conyers
    Benz Veal
    Benz Veal
    • Nate Conyers
    Angel Blaise
    Angel Blaise
    • Young Kid #1
    Lance Law
    • Young Kid #2
    • Director
      • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Writer
      • Mark Boal
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    • Trivia
      Using a style she first adopted with The Hurt Locker (2008), director Kathryn Bigelow deployed three or four cameras at a time, keeping them in constant motion around the actors. Bigelow preferred to light the entire set to give the performers more flexibility to move around. She didn't block a scene for the camera by plotting out a series of close-ups and wide shots, instead filming everything in a few takes to keep the emotions as raw as possible. "After two or three takes, I have it," she said.
    • Goofs
      The telephones in the hotel rooms and elsewhere have handsets with modular connectors and flexible cords. Phones like that weren't available nationwide until the 1970s, but they were available in Detroit in 1961.
    • Quotes

      Carl: When you're black, it's almost like having a gun pointing right at your face.

    • Crazy credits
      Before end credits: "The facts around the murders at the Algiers Motel on July 25th, 1967 were never conclusively established in a criminal proceeding. As a result, portions of this film were constructed and dramatized based on the recollections of the participants and available documents."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: John Boyega/Rhett & Link/Kygo & Ellie Goulding (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      (I Know) I'm Losing You
      Written by Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland Jr.) and Norman Whitfield

      Performed by The Temptations

      Courtesy of Motown Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enteprises

    User reviews226

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    8/10
    Very well done movie about the riots that changed an American city forever
    As the first film to be distributed and released by Annapurna, Detroit tells the story about what happened during the 1967 riots, specifically the one in Detroit that put the city on the map and drove the population down from its highs back when Detroit was the Motor City. The acting, direction, music, and pace of this movie is well done and should've gotten Oscar love.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Детройт
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA(Detroit Police Station 10th Precinct)
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • First Light Production
      • Page 1
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $34,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,790,139
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $350,190
      • Jul 30, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,355,100
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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