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Bomb City

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An ongoing feud between punk rockers and a more affluent clique in a small Texas town leads to a hate crime.

Critics Reviews

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Feb 8, 2018
An empathetic drama ready to put straight-laced audiences in the shoes of a maligned subculture. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Feb 8, 2018
"Bomb City" just keeps on having its Caucasian adolescents scream into the ether until you get it: angry middle-American teenagers are all not alike! Go to Full Review
Danielle White Austin Chronicle Feb 8, 2018
4/5
The film's message, which it wields like a war chain, is a timeless one: Don't be such a dick to people because they look different from you. We all live in Bomb City: One stray match and the whole thing will explode. Go to Full Review
David Bernal Cinemanía (Spain) Feb 19, 2019
1/5
[Bomb City] doesn't approach the facts in an analytical way, nor does it investigate the corrupt mechanisms of power that allow an assassin to go free. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Jordi Costa El Pais (Spain) Feb 15, 2019
Bomb City ends up being a film as angry as it is affected: its form compromises its reasons. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Chuck Foster Film Threat Oct 3, 2018
10/10
Every piece is flawless, right down to the soundtrack. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Mar 15, 2019 great movie very sad also because its based on a true story but love how this brings light to the injustice him and his family and friends got . but his story is being told and his life lives on See more
Leia R Dec 4, 2018 Incredibly well done film. Really hits home on just how bias our justice system can be and how, no matter what they say, everyone is not treated equally. Plus a Marilyn Manson cameo never hurt anyone either! See more
Finn L Nov 5, 2018 I love this movie for a lot of reasons. It's shedding light on something that happened only about 20 years ago, but seems to have been mainly known amongst the locals. While it adds some drama in (as usual), it also doesn't shy away from acknowledging that the he (I won't say his name in case that's a spoiler) wasn't perfect. This movie shocked, saddened, and angered me, and I think that's exactly the kind of things a story like this should make me feel. One thing I want to point out (it's super minor) is that the movie info says this is about a controversial hate crime - but it's not a hate crime in the legal sense, it's in the sense of a crime that was done out of hate. That probably sounds like the same thing, but basically, nobody was actually charged with a hate crime as a result of what happened. See more
Oct 4, 2018 This is real, people...this is LIFE...& DEATH
Poe G Sep 14, 2018 Justice escapes victims of a hate crime because of their looks & lifestyle.
Poe R Aug 2, 2018 Great telling of a tragic story. Pretty accurate depiction of how preppy jocks and rich kids get away with just about anything, and those who don't conform "get what they deserve". Stylistically, they captured the spirit of the punk rock scene pretty well, got the look right and had the right music, something hollywood usually fails at pretty miserably when depicting punk rockers. Not sure why the name of the perpetrator (Dustin Camp) was changed, probably for legal reasons. Only complaints I have are too much lens flare, and a couple of scenes drag on a bit too long with slo-mo. Otherwise a very solid film See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis An ongoing feud between punk rockers and a more affluent clique in a small Texas town leads to a hate crime.
Director
Jameson Brooks
Producer
Sheldon Chick
Screenwriter
Jameson Brooks, Sheldon Chick
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Gravitas Ventures, 3rd Identity Films
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 9, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$59.3K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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