Bones (2001)

Directed by

Ernest Dickerson

Genre

blaxploitation film, supernatural horror film, Black horror

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A murdered numbers runner named Jimmy Bones rises from the grave to get revenge on those who killed him. The film pays tribute to 1970s blaxploitation movies with a supernatural horror twist.

stylishvengefulcampysupernaturalnostalgicgorydarkly comicatmospheric

What happens

Bones is a 2001 American supernatural black horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring rapper Snoop Dogg as the eponymous Jimmy Bones, a murdered numbers runner that rises from the grave to avenge his death. The film is presented as a homage to blaxploitation films of the 1970s and incorporates numerous elements from the genre. It initially met with negative reviews and a dismal box-office performance, but has since been reappraised as a cult classic, especially for Snoop Dogg’s performance, the practical effects, and Dickerson's direction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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