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The Hurricane

2000·2h 26m·R
DramaBiographySport
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
107,840 votes
Metascore
74
Metacritic

The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

The Hurricane is a 2000 drama biography movie directed by Norman Jewison, starring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Deborah Kara Unger. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 107,840 votes and runs 2h 26m.

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Director
Norman Jewison
Stars
Denzel Washington
Liev Schreiber
Deborah Kara Unger
Vicellous Shannon
Details
2000-01-14
146 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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