Clockers
Seen it?1995 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (72% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved American Gangster or New Jack City, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 113K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Spike Lee
- Harvey KeitelDet. Rocco Klein
- John TurturroDet. Larry Mazilli
- Delroy LindoRodney Little
- Mekhi PhiferRonald 'Strike' Dunham
- Isaiah WashingtonVictor Dunham
- Keith DavidAndré the Giant
- Peewee LoveTyrone 'Shorty' Jeeter
- Regina TaylorIris Jeeter
- Thomas Jefferson ByrdErrol Barnes
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