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Cut Throat City

  • 2020
  • R
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
3.3K
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Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Kat Graham, Denzel Whitaker, Tip 'T.I.' Harris, Eiza González, Shameik Moore, Keean Johnson, and Demetrius Shipp Jr. in Cut Throat City (2020)
Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off a dangerous heist in the heart of New Orleans.
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Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off a dangerous heist in the heart of New Orleans.Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off a dangerous heist in the heart of New Orleans.Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off a dangerous heist in the heart of New Orleans.

  • Director
    • RZA
  • Writer
    • P.G. Cuschieri
  • Stars
    • Shameik Moore
    • Demetrius Shipp Jr.
    • Denzel Whitaker
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writer
      • P.G. Cuschieri
    • Stars
      • Shameik Moore
      • Demetrius Shipp Jr.
      • Denzel Whitaker
    • 80User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Shameik Moore
    Shameik Moore
    • Blink
    Demetrius Shipp Jr.
    Demetrius Shipp Jr.
    • Miracle
    Denzel Whitaker
    Denzel Whitaker
    • Andre
    Keean Johnson
    Keean Johnson
    • Junior
    Kat Graham
    Kat Graham
    • Demyra
    Tip 'T.I.' Harris
    Tip 'T.I.' Harris
    • Lorenzo 'Cousin' Bass
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • The Saint
    Rob Morgan
    Rob Morgan
    • Courtney
    Eiza González
    Eiza González
    • Lucinda Benoit
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Jackson Symms
    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Lawrence
    Joel David Moore
    Joel David Moore
    • Peter Felton
    Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington
    • Sinclair Stewart
    Sam Daly
    Sam Daly
    • O'Malley
    Rich Paul
    Rich Paul
    • Will Robinson
    Tyron Woodley
    Tyron Woodley
    • Loser
    Elliott Michael Smith
    Elliott Michael Smith
    • Bringo Gaines
    • (as E.M. Smith)
    Andrene Ward-Hammond
    Andrene Ward-Hammond
    • Andre's Mother
    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writer
      • P.G. Cuschieri
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    4lilbnb

    No actors from New Orleans were available?

    Nobody with an actual New Orleans accent in the movie huh? And casting TI? Come on man, I'm pretty sure Juvenile was unemployed around this time. Lil Wayne or something.
    6hgcop

    Ignore the hate

    This is not a great film. It's okay. I'm enjoying this film. This is a gritty movie. If you've never been hungry you would not understand
    5wjosephjorob

    The politics of strife

    A decent made for streaming urban crime drama, 4 childhood friends , trying to pursue their dreams of success, get hit with the calamity of Hurricane Katrina in their community and all hope for survival seem doubtful, RZA did what he could with the material to bring us a tale that is all too real, the acting from the veteran actors was excellent, the camera work during some scenes was a little chaotic, the plot could have been a little more coherent in some scenes , the soundtrack was excellent , the young actors that portrayed the friends, their skills will continue to develop, but got the job done in their roles, overall decent watch, I want to see more films from RZA in the future, he has potential to be a good director.
    6tampaaries

    Had potential but failed

    I didn't necessarily think this was a terrible movie but I feel it could have been much better, maybe needed a better director or something. The lead actors were good actors but this could have been the next hood classic movie but it fail short.
    dflemingo

    Dreadful acting from the main character who spoke mostly under his breath. The script is terrible and the final third of film is a disaster..

    It's easy to see that this film was made by a rapper who thinks he's a director.. This film had a terrible script and the overacting was just so obvious..The main character just couldn't act to save his life and I couldn't understand a word he was saying most of the time so subtitles would have been handy. The main villain just didn't fit the part and he just looked awful.. At the end there's this malcom x type mystery black crime boss as the film takes a plunge into spiritual overtones and philosophical sayings which was bordering on cringe. I felt like I was watching some weird masonic ritual gone wrong on YouTube. Ethan Hawk playing the crooked politician even came across like he was overacting and the film just made no sense at all to me. Straight to dvd for me with this film.. Don't waste your money.

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    • Trivia
      Cousin (T.I.), appears to have vitiligo, a disease that causes the loss of skin colour in blotches.
    • Goofs
      detective lucinda's (played by eiza gonzalez) last name is valencia in the film. but in the credits, her last name is benoit.
    • Quotes

      Jackson Symms: Yeah, well, money's a funny thing, right Make any man feel like a king.

      Courtney: Make a man feel like a slave also.

    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Ten Seconds to Live
      Written by Brian D. Jones & Timo Elliston

      Performed by Fck Mry Kll

      Courtesy of Bang NY

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thành Phố Cắt Cổ
    • Production companies
      • Rumble Riot Pictures
      • Patriot Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $855,894
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $243,379
      • Aug 23, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $864,928
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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