BlacKkKlansman
2018 · Movie · R · 136 min · ★ 7.5 · 90% critics
In late-1970s Colorado Springs, a Black police officer helps launch an undercover operation targeting the Ku Klux Klan, using phone calls and a partner for face-to-face meetings. The risky investigation blends danger, absurdity, and pointed reflections on racism and identity.
Based on Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
Also known as Black Klansman
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (8,106 votes)
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a funny, tense, socially charged true-story drama like The Trial of the Chicago 7; Not for you if direct political commentary quickly turns you off.
Pros: gripping undercover tension; sharp humor; strong performances | Cons: blunt political messaging; debated historical license; uneven supporting roles
Themes
- based on novel or book
- ku klux klan
- 1970s
- black panther party
- biography
- based on true story
- undercover cop
- racism
- based on memoir or autobiography
- revisionist history
- white supremacy
- thoughtful
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
John David Washington
as Ron Stallworth
Adam Driver
as Flip Zimmerman
Topher Grace
as David Duke
Laura Harrier
as Patrice Dumas
Alec Baldwin
as Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard
Jasper Pääkkönen
as Felix Kendrickson
Corey Hawkins
as Kwame Ture
Paul Walter Hauser
as Ivanhoe
Ryan Eggold
as Walter Breachway
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Mr. Turrentine
Directed by Spike Lee