O.G.

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O.G.

2018,

1h 53m,

Drama

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89%

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Louis Menkins is in the final weeks of his 24-year prison sentence. Though he doesn't talk about it, Louis' nervousness about adapting to life on the outside is affecting every decision he makes. Chief among those is his choice to befriend a new prisoner named Tracy Beecher, who is facing 23 years for murder. Louis warns Tracy to stay away from gang life, but it soon becomes clear that such a feat is easier said than done.

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Ben Travers

IndieWire

Feb 25, 2019

B

Can be a tad slow, a touch too simple, and even a little distracted from making a larger, more declarative point about modern incarceration. But by carving its own path through Louis...it's nothing short of original.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Feb 24, 2019

A strong character study with some behind-the-scenes baggage.

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Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

Feb 22, 2019

An A-plus character study, matched with an actor who is more than up for the challenge.

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Joel Keller

Decider

Feb 26, 2019

Wright's performance in O.G. is one of the more compelling ones we've seen this year, and the film itself lets viewers look at a view of prison life that's as realistic as anything we've seen.

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James Belfield

The Post NZ

Feb 22, 2019

The storyline is powerful and intense, but it's the way the real world seeps through the script and into the plot that makes this such an incredible film.

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Amy Glynn

Paste Magazine

Feb 22, 2019

9.0/10

O.G. is an even-handed film in which the eruptions of violence in prison are not handled in a macho determination to be "edgy" or "gritty" or sensationalistic, and because of that it feels realistic.

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Mar 23, 2019

Mr. wright is and awesome Dude, characterizes to the MAX!

Mar 6, 2019

This was a great movie-i loved the story line

Hagrid S

Mar 4, 2019

Boring and lacking a proper narrative, O.G. wastes the talent of Jeffrey Wright on a role no better than the crap this movie was.

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Rey L

Mar 4, 2019

All the stars are for Jeffrey Wright's amazing performance. The whole movie was like a one man show, there wasn't much going on other than the acting so watch another J.W. movie instead.

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Luke W

Feb 27, 2019

Great performance by lead actor Jeffrey Wright in this character study. O.G. takes you through the last 40 days of a prison inmate's sentence, where he has to make a hard psychologial and moral choice. Be warned however: if you're not into slow psychological films with more silent acting than action, this might not be your film.

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Rey R

Feb 25, 2019

directionless, overly pensive, slow, dull, anticlimactic - thumbs down

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Synopsis

Louis Menkins is in the final weeks of his 24-year prison sentence. Though he doesn't talk about it, Louis' nervousness about adapting to life on the outside is affecting every decision he makes. Chief among those is his choice to befriend a new prisoner named Tracy Beecher, who is facing 23 years for murder. Louis warns Tracy to stay away from gang life, but it soon becomes clear that such a feat is easier said than done.

Director: Madeleine Rotzler
Producer: Stephen Belber, Ged Dickersin, Nick Gordon, Boyd Holbrook, Trevor Matthews, Madeleine Rotzler
Screenwriter: Stephen Belber
Production Co: Great Curve Films, Brookstreet Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 53m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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