A Rage In Harlem
May 1991
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John Hartl
With its snazzy Elmer Bernstein score, its snappy period flavor and its all-star cast doing something completely different, A Rage in Harlem should have been much more fun than it is.
Carrie Rickey
Jazzy and jauntily funny.
Jay Boyar
As the movie becomes increasingly violent and unpleasant, the characters chase around after each other in a threadbare gangster plot about a trunk of gold.
Michael Sragow
[A] flamboyant, engaging action comedy.
Kenneth Turan
Duke and company have been true to Himes' brash, blaspheming spirit, and that is no small thing.
Dave Kehr
Bill Duke's Harlem has the heft of an imaginatively heightened reality; it's a great place to visit.
Critic reviews
John Hartl
With its snazzy Elmer Bernstein score, its snappy period flavor and its all-star cast doing something completely different, A Rage in Harlem should have been much more fun than it is.
Jay Boyar
As the movie becomes increasingly violent and unpleasant, the characters chase around after each other in a threadbare gangster plot about a trunk of gold.
Kenneth Turan
Duke and company have been true to Himes' brash, blaspheming spirit, and that is no small thing.
Dave Kehr
Bill Duke's Harlem has the heft of an imaginatively heightened reality; it's a great place to visit.
Cast and credits
Actors | Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Danny Glover |
Producers | Stephen Woolley, Kerry Boyle |
Director | Bill Duke |
Writers | John Toles-Bey |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
108 minutes
Rating
R
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