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Hurricane, The (1999)

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All Time

of 190,166

1,028

1990's

of 24,698

156

1999

of 6,784

24
Biography
- Biography All Time
  
  of 1,067
  
  54
  
  Biography of 1999
  
  of 30
  
  5
  
  Biography of the 1990's
  
  of 237
  
  17
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,015
  
  592
  
  Drama of 1999
  
  of 680
  
  12
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  100
Sports
- Sports All Time
  
  of 1,163
  
  23
  
  Sports of 1999
  
  of 19
  
  1
  
  Sports of the 1990's
  
  of 119
  
  4

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Hurricane, The (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0103

Avg Critic Score:2.9464

Hurricane, The (1999) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

This is one of Denzel Washington's great performances, on a par with his work in "Malcolm ...read the complete Hurricane movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

"Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out." Those words, spoken by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Denzel Washington), form the thematic foundation of Norman Jewsion's latest film, The Hurricane. ...read the complete Hurricane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

The movie premiered as a work print at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival. Jewison, Washington, and most of the supporting cast were on hand to introduce the film. ...read the complete Hurricane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The key moment in "The Hurricane," which tells the story of a boxer framed for murder, takes place not in a prison cell but at a used-book sale in Toronto. ...read the complete Hurricane movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Norman Jewison's film of the true story of Rubin Hurricane Carter's wrongful conviction and years-later release was expected to be a major contender in the Oscar race, but in the end questions about its factuality cost it everything but a Best Actor ...read the complete Hurricane movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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A Universal Release of a Beacon Pictures Presentation of an Azoff Films/Rudy Langlais Production; Executive produced by Irving Azoff, Tom Rosenberg, Rudy Langlais, Thomas A. Bliss, Marc Abraham and William Teitler; Produced by Armyan Bernstein, John...read the complete Hurricane, The (1999) review at ShowBIZ Data

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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Washington immerses himself, even more than he did in "Malcolm X," in a stare of unforgiving outrage....read the complete Hurricane, The (1999) review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

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TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

The material is inherently compelling and anchored by Washington's performance....read the complete Hurricane, The (1999) review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

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Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

The film is closer to Frankenstein's monster, with enormous chunks taken from earlier, better films about boxing, prison, and the struggle of a black man against racism....read the complete Hurricane, The (1999) review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

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