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Show Me a Hero (TV Miniseries)

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Original title

Show Me a Hero

Year

2015

Running time

365 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Simon (Creator), Paul Haggis

Screenwriter

David Simon, Lisa Belkin, William F. Zorzi

Cast

Music

Nathan Larson. Songs: Bruce Springsteen

Cinematography

Andrij Parekh

Producer

HBO, Pretty Pictures

Genre

TV Series. Drama | TV Miniseries. Based on a true story. Politics. 1980s. Racism

Synopsis

TV Miniseries (2015). 6 Episodes. This six-part miniseries explores notions of home, race and community through the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats, activists and ordinary citizens in Yonkers, NY. Nick Wasicsko, the young mayor of this mid-sized American city, is faced with a federal court order that says he must build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town. His attempt to do so tears the entire city apart, paralyzes the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys the mayor and his political future.

Rankings Position

#62 Best TV Miniseries

Awards: 2015: Golden Globes: Best Actor in Miniseries/TV Movie (Oscar Isaac)

2015: Satellite Awards: 3 Nominations including Best Miniseries

2015: Critics Choice Awards: 3 Nominations including Best Miniseries/TV Movie

2015: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nom. for Best Director (Miniseries/TV Movie)

2015: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nom. for Best Adapted Screenplay (Long Form)

2015: Golden Globes Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for TV.

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Critics' reviews

"What becomes apparent when you settle down to watch is the unmistakable lure of being hooked by the storytelling and the first-class acting."

Tim Goodman: The Hollywood Reporter
"'Show Me A Hero' is an outstanding and deeply soulful miniseries drama delivered at the kind of top-tier level that only comes along every few years or so."

Kevin Jagernauth: IndieWire
""Isaac not only looks like Pacino but he sounds like the beloved actor at his 1970s peak in the classic films “Serpico” and “And Justice For All" (...) Isaac receives excellent support from a large cast. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Robert Rorke: New York Post
"[David Simon's] new six-part miniseries is another masterwork of storytelling that's both miniaturist and epic in scale."

Melissa Maerz: Entertainment Weekly
"Several Emmy-worthy performances (...) Isaac's performance is monumental (...) A extraordinary miniseries (...) with an enormously moving emotional payoff at the end."

David Wiegand: SFGATE
"A sobering, spare and meticulously crafted HBO miniseries (...) There's an overarching theme to Simon's work, and if this doesn't represent the peak of his glory days, it's praise enough to say it certainly belongs in that neighborhood."

Brian Lowry: Variety
"Engrossing six-hour docudrama (...) Nick's decline, grounded in a somber, unflashy realism by director Paul Haggis plays out within a parable of race and class schisms, wit serialized subplots humanizing the disadvantaged citizens from the projects."

Matt Roush: TV Guide

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30 My Favorite TV Miniseries (58)
48 TV Series I Want to Watch (1087)

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