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From the Oscar-nominated writer-director of "Boyz 'N the Hood" comes this moving drama, based on a true story, about heroism and justice. In 1923, a prosperous black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people hunted and murdered, all because a white woman falsely claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her. Some of the townsfolk escaped the massacre thanks to the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This powerful tale, based on the recollections of the survivors and their families, is headed by Oscar-nominee Jon Voight ("Ali," "Pearl Harbor"), with Golden Globe-winners Ving Rhames ("Lilo & Stitch," "Out of Sight"), Don Cheadle ("Ocean's Eleven," "Swordfish") and Esther Rolle ("Driving Miss Daisy," "My Fellow Americans").
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
85%- Reviews Counted: 48
- Fresh: 41
- Rotten: 7
- Average Rating: 7.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Neither the film's smug white bigots nor its uniformly noble blacks are well served by such oversimplification.
Fresh: Rhames' gravity and grace, Voight's pinched anguish as he wills himself to do right, the moving work of actors like Don Cheadle and Esther Rolle do much to redeem this film for human if not historical reality.
Fresh: It's doubtful a viewer of any race will be unshaken by this horrifying look back during Black History Month.
Fresh: Although it increasingly succumbs to a tendency toward conventional movie heroics, John Singleton's fourth film tells a story of rare interest and tragedy...
Customer Reviews
A Great Film Based On A True Story
Rosewood is a powerful yet wonderful film. Although, it may be too powerful for those who do not favor in learning the truth about such a horrific time. Rosewood is not a form of fiction, but is a part of history itself. It's a shame that no one hardly knows about this particular time from our history. It may be hard to watch, but it is not very far from the truth.
Powerful
Based on fact, this story is contemporary in the way that it shows that the mind can rationalize extreme violence, hatred and injustice that support one's worldview.
ENLIGHTENING!!
Very powerful movie. It's sad to know such things happened.
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- $14.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 1997
- © 1997 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.