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Our America

  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
319
YOUR RATING
Our America (2002)
Drama

The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.

  • Director
    • Ernest Dickerson
  • Writers
    • LeAlan Jones
    • Lloyd Newman
    • David Isay
  • Stars
    • Josh Charles
    • Brandon Hammond
    • Serena Lee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    319
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ernest Dickerson
    • Writers
      • LeAlan Jones
      • Lloyd Newman
      • David Isay
    • Stars
      • Josh Charles
      • Brandon Hammond
      • Serena Lee
    • 11User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast22

    Josh Charles
    Josh Charles
    • Dave Isay
    Brandon Hammond
    Brandon Hammond
    • Lloyd "Boo" Newman
    Serena Lee
    • Janelle Jones
    Roderick Pannell
    • LeAlan Jones
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • June Jones
    Peter Paige
    Peter Paige
    • Gary Covino
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Sandra Williams
    • (as Vanessa A. Williams)
    Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti Williamson
    • Graham Ellis
    Rukiya Bernard
    Rukiya Bernard
    • Sophie Newman
    K.C. Collins
    K.C. Collins
    • James
    • (as Chris Collins)
    Neil Crone
    Neil Crone
    • Paxton Wade
    Jordan Duncan
    • Eric Morris
    Jordan Francis
    Jordan Francis
    • Derrick Morris
    Maxine Guess
    Maxine Guess
    • Mrs. Shaw
    Darren John
    • Man telling jokes to homeless people
    Gene Mack
    • Stick Newman
    Michie Mee
    Michael A. Miranda
    • Supporting
    • Director
      • Ernest Dickerson
    • Writers
      • LeAlan Jones
      • Lloyd Newman
      • David Isay
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews11

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Brandon Hammond and Irma P. Hall played grandson and grandmother in the film Soul Food (1997), prior to this film.
    • Quotes
      • LeAlan Jones: I live in the ghetto. I'm supposed to be a loser. I'm supposed to be snatching a purse and shooting your head off. I'm a person that doesn't vote. I'm the motherfucker that's supposed to fill your jails. I'm not supposed to be intelligent; I'm not supposed to know what I know, but I do. I've got an uncle and a cousin that are career criminals, no father, a mother who was pronounced mentally ill, and a grandmother that raised him and twenty kids, but I'll still make it. I know you don't want to hear about the pain and suffering in that part of the city, but that part of the city is part of your city too. I believe in my heart that we must find a way to help one another. Not me by myself, or you by yourself; I'm talking about all of us, living together, in our city, in our America.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: K-19: The Widowmaker/Eight Legged Freaks/Stuart Little 2/Tadpole/Our America (2002)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 12, 2003 (Norway)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El ghetto
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Come Sunday Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Showtime Networks
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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