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2017 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow

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Detroit is a 2017 historical drama and crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who also produced the work. The screenplay was written by Mark Boal, with cinematography by Barry Ackroyd and editing by William Goldenberg. The score was composed by James Newton Howard. The film is set in a hotel in Detroit and features cast members John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jacob Latimore, and Jason Mitchell. It also includes the character John Conyers.

Produced by Annapurna Pictures, Page 1, and Harpers Ferry, the film was distributed by Annapurna Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Hulu. It has a runtime of 143 minutes and was released in the United States. The original language is English. The narrative concerns a police raid in Detroit in 1967 that results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States. The tagline is "It's time we knew."

The film was assessed under the Bechdel test. It has a budget of 34,000,000 and generated revenue of 23,400,000. Review scores include 82%, 7.6/10, and 77/100. Other ratings are 7.3 from IMDb and 7.258 from TMDb. The film is available via video on demand.

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Film · TMDB

7.3

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

Released: 2017-07-28143 minDir: Kathryn BigelowDrama, Thriller, HistoryBudget: $34.0MBox office: $23.4M

Cast

  • John Boyega as Melvin Dismukes
  • Will Poulter as Philip Krauss
  • Anthony Mackie as Greene
  • Algee Smith as Larry Reed
  • Hannah Murray as Julie Ann
  • Jason Mitchell as Carl Cooper

Themes

  • fire
  • police brutality
  • church choir
  • based on true story
  • beating
  • murder
  • racism
  • church
  • detroit, michigan
  • 1960s

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

59,053 votes

Year
2017
Runtime
143 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, History

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Mark Boal
Cast member
Miguel
Production company
Annapurna Pictures
Cinematographer
Barry Ackroyd
Narrative location
Detroit
Duration
143
FilmAffinity ID
150729
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.detroit.movie
Image
West Grand Blvd at Rosa Parks (12th Street) 2008.jpg
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distributed by
Hulu
title
Detroit
publication date
2017-11-23
social media followers
4847
assessment
Bechdel test
set in environment
hotel
review score
77/100
characters
John Conyers
different from
Detroit
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