Directed by:
Joe RothScreenplay:
Richard PriceCinematography:
Anastas N. MichosComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, William Forsythe, Anthony Mackie, Dorian Missick (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A carjacking-turned-kidnapping provides the set-up for a complex story of racial and class divide, as black detective Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson) attempts to uncover the truth in victim Brenda Martin's story. Bleeding and dazed in an inner city ER, Brenda (Julianne Moore) explains that on her way home from work in the projects of fictional Dempsey, New Jersey, a black man assaulted her and stole her car. Matters are intensified when it's revealed that her 4-year-old son was asleep in the backseat. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
![Julianne Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933836_17da45.jpg)
Julianne Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
![Edie Falco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/760/163760078_273555.jpg)
Edie Falco
USA
Best movies:
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Trust (1990)
![Ron Eldard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270860_bac51a.jpg)
Ron Eldard
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Sleepers (1996)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
![Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/204/166204272_a92dea.jpg)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Ray (2004)
![William Forsythe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269347_470d4c.jpg)
William Forsythe
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Rock (1996)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
![Anthony Mackie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282877_e03f9d.png)
Anthony Mackie
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Dorian Missick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273793_2559ca.jpg)
Dorian Missick
USA
Best movies:
Lucky # Slevin (2006)
Brian Banks (2018)
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
![LaTanya Richardson Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/111/160111716_db8299.jpg)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
![Philip Bosco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270885_e65e40.jpg)
Philip Bosco
USA
Best movies:
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Trading Places (1983)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
![Michael Rady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/326/159326912_a6ba9e.jpg)
Michael Rady
USA
Best movies:
The Guardian (2006)
J. Edgar (2011)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
![Aasif Mandvi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280744_9fc69f.jpg)
Aasif Mandvi
India
Best movies:
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Dictator (2012)
![Dominic Colón](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/180/163180596_8a1301.jpg)
Dominic Colón
USA
Best movies:
August Rush (2007)
Southpaw (2015)
Bella (2006)
![Domenick Lombardozzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656099_a2d841.jpg)
Domenick Lombardozzi
USA
Best movies:
A Bronx Tale (1993)
Phone Booth (2002)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
![Clarke Peters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440731_a73996.jpg)
Clarke Peters
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
K-PAX (2001)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Peter Friedman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120266_abfb40.jpg)
Peter Friedman
USA
Best movies:
Side Effects (2013)
Prince of the City (1981)
The Messenger (2009)
David McDaniel
USA
Best movies:
The Producers (2005)
Anamorph (2007)
Freedomland (2006)
![Colman Domingo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/033/165033009_0afa19.jpg)
Colman Domingo
USA
Best movies:
42 (2013)
The Butler (2013)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
![Genevieve Hudson-Price](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726589_a91eac.jpg)
Genevieve Hudson-Price
Best movies:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)
Freedomland (2006)
Condemned (2015)
Joe Forbrich
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
We Own the Night (2007)
Taking Woodstock (2009)