Shackles
Seen it?2005 | 115 min | Drama, Documentary, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Tell Me Who I Am or HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
An aspiring teacher (Hughley) takes the one job he's offered, a position at a school inside a prison.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Winkler
- D.L. HughleyBen Cross
- Jose Pablo CantilloGabriel Garcia
- Daniel Louis RivasPretty
- Barry Shabaka HenleyVirgil
- Kristen WilsonHelen
- Tony LeeKorean Cop
- David AndrioleCouncilman Yorkin
- Mark BerryRasheed Jackson
- Georg Stanford BrownWarden
- Rob BrownsteinDuncan Towers