Film2021125 min

Judas and the Black Messiah

Name: Judas and the Black Messiah
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2021
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders

Taste attributes: dramahistoryhistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunlikely connections

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"You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill the revolution."

Boxlist takeA grounded, slow-paced historical drama: serious and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 788 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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