Streets

2012 1h 30m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Seventeen-year-old Nicole Gordon begrudgingly moves to Philadelphia from the wealthy suburbs when her mother becomes the city's new Assistant DA. As Nicole explores the city's streets, new-found friends put her in the middle of an escalating drug war and in the crosshairs of her mother's own investigation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nafessa Williams
Nicole Gordon
Meek Mill
Meek Mill
Marvin Warner
Michael Butler
Chico Benymon
Detective Alba
Tray Chaney
Troy
Omillio Sparks
Sparks
Gillie Da Kid
Ceasar
Matthew Wolfe
Detective Muncie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jamal Hill
Writers: Jamal Hill, Dean McCrary
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jamal Hill, shot by Matthew Joffe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lendell Black. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Todd Wolfe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Nafessa Williams and Meek Mill and Marvin Warner carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1716765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jamal Hill directs. Matthew Joffe behind the camera. Lendell Black scores. Todd Wolfe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Directed by Jamal Hill, shot by Matthew Joffe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lendell Black. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Todd Wolfe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nafessa Williams and Meek Mill and Marvin Warner carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1716765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.