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Stonewall

2015

Roland Emmerich

Jeremy Irvine, Ron Perlman, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joey King ...

5.2

390

Drama The plot revolves around the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the violent clash that kicked off the gay rights movement in New York City. The drama centers on Danny Winters, who flees to New York, leaving behind his sister. He finds his way to the Stonewall Inn, where he meets Trevor before catching the eye of Ed Murphy, manager of the Stonewall. He colludes with corrupt police and exploits homeless youth.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"While it’s encouraging to see such a subject treated with the same grandiosity afforded alien invasions (...) representation-starved audiences deserve more than this problematic collection of stereotypes, which lacks the galvanizing power of such recent we-shall-overcome triumphs as “Selma” or “Milk,”	NEG
United Kingdom	Henry Barnes The Guardian	"An outrageously misjudged drama that flirts with the story of the birth of the gay rights movement (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"'Stonewall' seldom escapes its cliches (...) Not the most imaginative or politically trenchant retelling, but entertaining and at times quite moving"	NEU
United Kingdom	John Hazelton Screendaily	"A strangely squandered opportunity (...) Danny’s story isn’t dramatic or affecting enough to carry the film and other characters never develop into anything more than colourful ciphers"	NEG

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