Turn It Up

"How you gonna win?"

2000 1h 26m EN

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4.8

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10%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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4.1

IMDB

★4.8TMDB · 30🥫10%Rotten Tomatoes●18Metacritic★4.1IMDB · 1,422

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.

“How you gonna win?”

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Cast

Pras Michel
Denzel / Diamond
Ja Rule
David 'Gage' Williams
Jason Statham
Mr. B
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cliff
Tamala Jones
Kia
John Ralston
Mr. White
Chris Messina
Baz
Eugene Clark
Marshall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Adetuyi
Writers: Robert Adetuyi, Ray 'Cory' Daniels, Chris Hudson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Adetuyi, shot by Hubert Taczanowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank Fitzpatrick. 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 Jeff Freeman 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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Pras Michel and Ja Rule and Jason Statham carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How you gonna win?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0216772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Adetuyi directs. Hubert Taczanowski behind the camera. Frank Fitzpatrick scores. Jeff Freeman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Robert Adetuyi, shot by Hubert Taczanowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Frank Fitzpatrick. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jeff Freeman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pras Michel and Ja Rule and Jason Statham carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "How you gonna win?".
8IMDB entry: tt0216772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.