Light It Up

(201)IMDb 6.11 h 39 min1999R

A group of students protesting the dismissal of their favorite teacher end up holding a wounded police officer hostage and demanding improvements to their run-down inner-city school.

Directors: Craig Bolotin

Starring: Vanessa Williams Forest Whitaker Usher

Genres: Drama

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Rosario Dawson Fredro Starr Usher Raymond Robert Richard Judd Nelsonmore…Sara GilbertClifton Collins Jr.Glynn TurmanClifton Gonzalez GonzalezVic PolizosRobert Ri'chard

Studio: 20TH CENTURY FOX

Rating: R (Restricted)

Content advisory: Drug usefoul languageviolence

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C. Turcotte

Very good movie, solidly acted.

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015

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I was actually surprised. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. While not an Oscar winner by any stretch, the movie boasts solid acting by all of the principles involved. Rosario Dawson, Melissa Gilbert, Forest Whitaker, and Judd Nelson I already knew had acting chops, but I was very pleasantly surprised by Usher's acting. Was this his big-screen debut? He was very believable and not wooden at all. The character of Ziggy reminded me so much of Pony Boy Curtis from The Outsiders. Sensitive and gentle and too good for the world that he was born into.

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FUBAR-EOD

Thought Provoking Subject

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2016

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Great movie, stated as based on real life events. No "Hollywood" over-the-hill extremes during action and dramatic scenes. Didn't take any breaks during this film. Great diverse character presence(s) for all characters. Situation possible in any city with 100,000 population and high youth unemployment!

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George Webster

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2017

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David D.

A drama worth watching.

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2016

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Story of inner city kids who find themselves in a position, although illegal, to expose the failings in their public school and make a difference. The acting was good as was the writing. This one is the best film, but it is definitely a good story which is adequately told.

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Danny

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2018

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Good movie

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Very reliable

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019

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I was very satisfied with the product and the delivery, the CD was in very good condition ,I will definitely order again. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience.

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Jason Star

Funny, I was trying to remember the name of ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2016

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Funny, I was trying to remember the name of this movie and found out it was available on Amazon Prime. Had to watch it! This is a great movie!

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ana

amazing

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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Loved every aspect of this movie even cried a little bit. Issues like this really do exist and its amazing that this movie was able to capture this.