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- 1997
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 20 m
- 1997
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 20 m
Summary This film is a dramatic adaptation of a racially-charged historical event that took place in central Florida in 1923.
Directed By: John Singleton
Written By: Gregory Poirier
- 1997
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 20 m
- 1997
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 20 m
Rosewood
70
8.5
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Summary This film is a dramatic adaptation of a racially-charged historical event that took place in central Florida in 1923.
Directed By: John Singleton
Written By: Gregory Poirier
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
70
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Singleton may spend the rest of his career chasing the kind of critical and commercial success he won at an early age with "Boyz N the Hood". But even if Rosewood fails to meet that standard, it is a film that reaffirms that depth of his talents.
Ultimately, however, the film's ambition, urgency and acute observations prevail over the many stock elements to forge an estimable work that is notably serious and analytical for a Hollywood-produced film in this day and age.
But because the filmmakers stray from the facts, presumably in hopes of gaining a wider audience, there is a cheapness at the core of the film that comes perilously close to undermining it.
Making a film about mob violence while showing restraint and humanism is a difficult procedure. Singleton and screenwriter Poirier search for some gradations within the white ranks, but for the most part, every cracker's a psycho with a short, smoking fuse.
Rosewood is startling, infuriating, painful history played out as a not-very-satisfying, overly ambitious and overlong movie.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 User Ratings
8.5
79% Positive
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16% Mixed
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5% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 User Ratings
8.5
79% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
16% Mixed
3 Ratings
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5% Negative
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Peters Entertainment,
New Deal Productions,
Sprockets Music
Release Date Feb 21, 1997
Duration 2 h 20 m
Rating R
Tagline In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Awards
Acapulco Black Film Festival
• 4 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 4 Nominations
Political Film Society, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
