Film

25th Hour 2002

Directed by Spike Lee

  • Crime, Drama
  • 135 min
  • R

Can you change your whole life in one day?

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.

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Grave, contemporary, contemplative and earnest.

  • gravecomic
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • contemplativerelentless
  • earnestironic
  • character-ledplot-driven

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The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 55The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 33The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 22The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 22The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

22 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters.

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