Hurricane Streets (1997)

Directed by

Morgan J. Freeman

Genre

drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy in New York City hangs out with a gang that is getting into bigger crimes. He meets a girl who wants him to stay out of trouble.

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What happens

Hurricane Streets (also known as Hurricane) is a 1997 American coming-of-age drama film directed and written by Morgan J. Freeman in his feature directorial debut. It stars Brendan Sexton III, Shawn Elliot, L. M. Kit Carson, and Edie Falco. The film tells the story of Marcus, a New York City street teenager who is conflicted between running with a gang who want to move up in more serious crimes and a girl he meets who tries to steer him clear from a potential life in prison. At the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, the film won the Audience Award, Best Director Award, and Best Cinematography Award, making it the first film to ever win three awards at the festival. It was released by United Artists. There was also a soundtrack for this film featuring the song Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground released on Mammoth Records (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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