Directed by:
Craig BolotinCinematography:
Elliot DavisComposer:
Harry Gregson-WilliamsCast:
Usher, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson, Fredro Starr, Sara Gilbert, Clifton Collins Jr., Vanessa Williams, Reggie Theus (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Lester, the troubled teen who has finally been pushed to his limit. Taking matters into their own hands, Lester and his friends hold a police officer hostage and barricade themselves inside the school. Negotiator Audrey McDonald struggles to maintain peace while tensions simmer inside. As the crisis builds, "The Lincoln Six" discover talents they didn't know they had as their fight to expose dismal classroom conditions gains national attention. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Usher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272577_f77818.jpg)
Usher
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
The Faculty (1998)
![Forest Whitaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438982_ed2bec.jpg)
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Phone Booth (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
![Rosario Dawson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/128/165128112_8f87a7.jpg)
Rosario Dawson
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Sin City (2005)
![Robert Ri'chard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798800_afe679.jpg)
Robert Ri'chard
USA
Best movies:
Coach Carter (2005)
Light It Up (1999)
The Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV movie)
![Judd Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271591_b30214.jpg)
Judd Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Dark Backward (1991)
![Fredro Starr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812672_b551e5.jpg)
Fredro Starr
USA
Best movies:
Clockers (1995)
Light It Up (1999)
A Day in the Life (2009)
![Sara Gilbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/190/163190824_784e45.jpg)
Sara Gilbert
USA
Best movies:
High Fidelity (2000)
Light It Up (1999)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
![Clifton Collins Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272029_790a6c.jpg)
![Vanessa Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/457/164457245_05e836.jpg)
Vanessa Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
Homer's Odyssey (1997) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Reggie Theus
USA
Best movies:
Forget Paris (1995)
Light It Up (1999)
Baby Bedlam (2000)
![Amy Landecker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/288/160288302_55f2ba.jpg)
Amy Landecker
USA
Best movies:
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Dan in Real Life (2007)
Erick Garcia
Best movies:
Light It Up (1999)
Artel Great
USA
Best movies:
Light It Up (1999)
Down in the Valley (2005)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2004) (TV movie)
![Glynn Turman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060261_5a080e.jpg)
Glynn Turman
USA
Best movies:
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Race (2016)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Erica Hubbard
USA
Best movies:
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Light It Up (1999)
Save the Last Dance (2001)
![Sharif Atkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126018_ba1c2d.jpg)
Sharif Atkins
USA
Best movies:
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Light It Up (1999)
Aftermath (2021)
![Vic Polizos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/191/160191640_33d161.jpg)
Vic Polizos
USA
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Brubaker (1980)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
![Eddie J. Fernandez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261418_bd512e.jpg)
Eddie J. Fernandez
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Limitless (2011)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
![Bob Minor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/407/160407831_0ff4dd.jpg)
Bob Minor
USA
Best movies:
W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)
Glory (1989)
Black Eye (1974)
Donna Hanover
USA
Best movies:
Running on Empty (1988)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Interview (2007)