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Detroit

  • 20172017
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  • 2h 23m
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7.3/10
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
53K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,791
195
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    • Director
      • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Writer
      • Mark Boal
    • Stars
      • John Boyega
      • Anthony Mackie
      • Algee Smith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Writer
      • Mark Boal
    • Stars
      • John Boyega
      • Anthony Mackie
      • Algee Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 220User reviews
    • 317Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 21 nominations

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    Official Trailer
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    Detroit
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    Detroit
    Interrogation
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    Backstage
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    Backstage
    Coffee
    Clip 0:33
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    Clip 0:42
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    Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Boyega, and Algee Smith in Detroit (2017)
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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
    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
    Tokunbo Joshua Olumide
    Tokunbo Joshua Olumide
    • Dave
    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
    • 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

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    Bigelow is good at making a thriller, but not a drama
    Kathryn Bigelow is known for her documentary-style camera-work and the creation of an intense atmosphere. This can be seen, either from the early work like Near Dark and Point Break, or from her more recent films such as The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty. In one word, she is a good director for thrillers.

    But Detroit is not a pure thriller. It is more like a period drama. On the one hand, the interrogation in the motel is the thriller part of the film, and without any doubt, it is brilliant. The audience keep wondering what would happen next. On the other hand, the film as a whole is mediocre in story-telling and character development. The setup for the interrogation is unnecessarily too long. Also, the courtroom process after the interrogation is too short. For more than once, Bigelow just simply displays lots of texts on the screen to make up for her unbalanced story-telling. John Boyega's character could have been the most impressive because he is the most struggling one in conscience. Yet it turns out to be untrue due to the limited time and space given to the character.

    Overall speaking, Detroit could have been a thought-provoking classic, but it lacks depth in the end. There is no deeper discussion on the cause of the injustice or the impact it is could bring to real life. One real classic period drama is Spielberg's Schindler's List. In this aspect, Bigelow is still one step away from being a great director.

    One more thing, Will Poulter deserves a nomination for Oscar best supporting actor, whose performance is the key to the success of the thriller part.
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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
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • First Light Production
      • Page 1
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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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