2000
TV-MA
HBO

2000
TV-MA
HBO

Summary Based on the nonfiction book "The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood", by journalists David Simon and Edward Burns, The Corner presents the world of Fayette Street using real names and real events. The Corner tells the true story of men, women and children living amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore. It ...

2000
TV-MA
HBO

2000
TV-MA
HBO

The Corner

Name: The Corner
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2000-04-16
Rating: 90
Cast: T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson, Clarke Peters, Glenn Plummer

Season 1 Premiere: Apr 16, 2000

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings

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SEASON 1

6 Episodes • 2000

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Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews

95% Positive
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5% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews

95% Positive
20 Reviews

5% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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100

USA Today

Sep 19, 2013

It is also stunning, compelling and thoroughly, empathetically human. [14 Apr 2000, p.11E]

By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW

100

New York Daily News

Sep 19, 2013

Relentlessly intense and depressing, ferociously written and spectacularly acted. [14 Apr 2000, p.135]

By Eric Mink FULL REVIEW

100

Denver Post

Sep 19, 2013

The Corner is a marvel - a powerful testament to the crumbling inner city, the Catch-22 of urban social services, and the strengths and vulnerabilities of the human spirit. [16 Apr 2000, p.K-09]

By Joanne Ostrow FULL REVIEW

Newark Star-Ledger

Sep 19, 2013

But what's amazing, maybe even revolutionary, about The Corner is this: as its narrative plays out in six laid-back, detail-packed, one-hour installments, you come to see that all the major characters don't belong in this place, in this life. [16 Apr 2000, p.1]

By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Sep 19, 2013

Powerful stuff. [16 Apr 2000]

By Chuck Barney FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

Sep 19, 2013

Even to an audience growing increasingly used to gritty televised fare,it's a tough look, indeed. [26 Apr 2000, p.3E]

By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 19, 2013

Assuming the perspectives of its characters, the series avoids cliches and condescension; the performances are remarkably free of the cheap mannerisms actors often resort to when playing addicts. But this insiders' view is still undermined by the tone of a cautionary tale. The fact that the series makes a plea to understand the characters' humanity, rather than a judgment about them, doesn't make it less didactic.

By Caryn James FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings

8.0

84% Positive
16 Ratings

5% Mixed
1 Rating

11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings

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84% Positive
16 Ratings

5% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Production Company:

Blown Deadline Productions
HBO Films
Knee Deep Productions

Initial Release Date: Apr 16, 2000

Number of seasons: 1 Season

Rating: TV-MA

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Awards

Online Film & Television Association

• 1 Win & 10 Nominations

Black Reel Awards

• 6 Wins & 7 Nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

The Corner

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Top Cast

T.K. Carter

Gary McCullough

Khandi Alexander

Fran Boyd

Sean Nelson

DeAndre McCullough

Clarke Peters

Fat Curt

Glenn Plummer

George 'Blue' Epps

Toy Connor

Tyreeka Freamon

Maria Broom

Bunchie Boyd

Sylvester Lee Kirk

DeRodd

Corey Parker Robinson

R.C.

Reg E. Cathey

Scalio

Charles S. Dutton

Self

Tyra Ferrell

Ella Thompson

Delon Browne

Boo

Neko Parham

Dinky

John Epps

Tae

Brian O'Neill

Officer Bob Brown

Tasha Smith

Veronica 'Ronnie' Boice

Cyrus Farmer

Stevie Boyd

Bonita L. Cartwright

Roberta

Robin Michelle McClamb

Rita Hale

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