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Dominican Rep. American History X
- Original title
- American History X
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 119 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Edward Norton
Edward Furlong
Fairuza Balk
Stacy Keach
Elliott Gould
Avery Brooks
Beverly D'Angelo- Jennifer Lien
Guy Torry
Ethan Suplee
Keram Malicki-Sánchez- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Racism. Prison Drama. Nazism. Street Gang. Cult movie
- Synopsis
- Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) is a Southern Californian skinhead who must do time after committing a hateful murder. Once in jail, his mind opens and he sees the error of his ways. Upon reentering the real world, he must now turn his attentions to his younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong), who is swiftly heading down the same path as his brother.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1998: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actor (Edward Norton)1998: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Edward Norton)1998: Satellite Awards: Best Actor (Norton). 3 Nom.: Screenplay & Supp. Actress (D'Angelo)1998: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Actor.
- Critics' reviews
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"A shockingly powerful screed against racism that also manages to be so well performed and directed that it is entertaining as well"
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