Release dates

November 21, 2017

91 months ago

DVD / VOD

Released

DVD

Nov 21, 2017

91 months ago

VOD

Nov 21, 2017

91 months ago

Cinema

Aug 18, 2017

94 months ago

TBA

Blu-ray

To be announced *

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Crown Heights release date

The movie Crown Heights is already released on Cinema, DVD and VOD in the USA. The upcoming Blu-ray release date in the USA is to be announced.

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Crown Heights

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On April 10, 1980, a shot rang out on the streets of Crown Heights,...

On April 10, 1980, a shot rang out on the streets of Crown Heights, igniting a decades-long quest for justice in this harrowing true story. Colin Warner, played with heartbreaking sincerity by Lakeith Stanfield, is arrested and tried for a crime he did not commit, a victim of a deeply broken system that refuses to listen. Quick to throw him away, the court wrongfully convicts him. But as Colin loses hope to reclaim an innocence that has been cast aside, his best friend, Carl King, devotes his life to restoring Colin's freedom, doggedly pursuing every lead for years.

Drama Matt Ruskin Lakeith Stanfield Nestor Carbonell Bill Camp Nnamdi Asomugha Zach Grenier Gbenga Akinnagbe Yul Vazquez IFC Films

What the critics say

Based on 10 reviews, Crown Heights gets an average review score of 65

3/4

rogerebert.com
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"Crown Heights" is a pretty good movie about a great subject: the sheer backbreaking labor necessary to force the system to even acknowledge a terrible injustice, much less make it right.

2803d ago

B-/A+

thefilmstage.com
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Visually, Ruskin leaves much to be desired. Coming from a background in documentary, he never builds much of an aesthetic to match the gravity of the facts.

2803d ago

70/100

nytimes.com
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Like its protagonist, sensitively and shrewdly played by Lakeith Stanfield, the film is soft-spoken and thoughtful, with sweet, lyrical touches that alleviate some of the grimness without blunting the cruelty and injustice of what happened.

2803d ago

70/100

variety.com
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“Crown Heights” doesn’t break much new ground, and it takes a while to find its footing, but thanks to strong, unshowy performances from Lakeith Stanfield and Nnamdi Asomugha, the film does project the feelings of helplessness and frustration that come from fighting against such an immovable object.

2803d ago

70/100

villagevoice.com
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As Colin, Stanfield is exceptional, his visage a mixture of bewilderment, humiliation, and simmering rage. His performance grounds the film, and keeps it going through its less confident patches.

2803d ago

C+/A+

theplaylist.net
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“Crown Heights” works best when the political and the personal merge with the insidious nature of corruption and systemic cultural, societal and economic oppression.

2803d ago

60/100

villagevoice.com
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“Crown Heights” tells a compelling true story with jarring impatience.

2803d ago

60/100

hollywoodreporter.com
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Lakeith Stanfield plays Colin Warner, wrongly imprisoned for murder, in Matt Ruskin's drama.

2803d ago

50/100

thewrap.com
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Sundance 2017: There’s a powerful tale to be told about an innocent man’s 20-plus years of incarceration, but this isn’t it.

2803d ago

2/4

slantmagazine.com
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It suggests a human-interest story where all the humanity has been gutted in favor of deadening narrative efficiency.

2803d ago