Dead Presidents
- Original title
- Dead Presidents
- Year
- 1995
- Running time
- 119 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Larenz Tate
- Keith David
- Chris Tucker
- Freddy Rodriguez
- Rose Jackson
- N'Bushe Wright
- Alvaleta Guess
- James Pickens Jr.
- Jenifer Lewis
- Clifton Powell
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Terrence Howard
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Action. Drama. Thriller. War | Vietnam war. 1970s. Street Gang
- Synopsis
- A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
- Critics' reviews
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"'Dead Presidents' may eventually box itself into a narrative dead end, but its muscular engagement of weighty themes and explosive situations makes it a powerful drama."
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"Like those overreaching sophomore term papers we can all laugh at now, this disappointing film may free the Hughes brothers to move on to fresher, more inspired work."
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"What emerges is an uneasy blend of didacticism and juiced-up bloodletting (the brothers don't know when to stop with the exploding squibs) that bury the film's message and its good intentions."
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"Made with fluid skill and a passion for storytelling, its tale of how the Vietnam War and American society affect a black Marine remains accessible while confounding expectations."
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