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Hurricane

Play trailer Hurricane R,  1997,  1h 26m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A stark portrait of kids living on the edge, "Hurricane Streets" focuses on one teenager's fight to change the circumstances of his life. Brendan Sexton III delivers a powerful performance in the central role of Marcus, a street-smart teen who dreams of the day that he can escape the city trap and live with his mother in the wide open spaces of New Mexico.

Critics Reviews

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 6, 2012
B
Morgan J. Freeman won the Director and the Audience Award (a rare combination) at the 1997 Sundance Film Fest for his impressive debut, an edgy, well acted coming of age tale. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 7, 2011
C
Never rises above the very ordinary. Go to Full Review
Brian J. Arthurs Beach Reporter (Southern California) Oct 18, 2002
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Feb 28, 2002
Shows how our breathless desire enables us to overcome difficulties and to cross borders. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Morgan J. Freeman

Director

Brendan Sexton III

Marcus

Shawn Elliott

Paco

José Zúñiga

Kramer

David Roland Frank

Chip

Carlo Alban

Benny

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Hurricane

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Movie Info

Synopsis A stark portrait of kids living on the edge, "Hurricane Streets" focuses on one teenager's fight to change the circumstances of his life. Brendan Sexton III delivers a powerful performance in the central role of Marcus, a street-smart teen who dreams of the day that he can escape the city trap and live with his mother in the wide open spaces of New Mexico.
Director
Morgan J. Freeman
Producer
Morgan J. Freeman, Gill Holland, Galt Niederhoffer
Screenwriter
Morgan J. Freeman
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Giv'en Films, Posthorn Pictures
Rating
R (Violence|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 13, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$334.0K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo, DTS, Ultra-Stereo
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