Freedomland
2006 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 5.2 · 33% critics
A black police detective is assigned to a strange case involving a kidnapped boy, while tensions flare during a major racial protest. As the investigation unfolds, a mother’s account is tested and the search pulls the community into conflict.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-02-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (365 votes)
About
You may like Freedomland if you want a serious crime-mystery driven by big emotions and tense community conflict; Not for you if you prefer subtle social storytelling or tightly focused thrillers like Don’t Say a Word or Trapped.
Pros: standout lead performances; crime-mystery tension; intense emotional stakes | Cons: heavy-handed racial subplot; muddled focus; divisive script
Themes
- new jersey
- psychopath
- lie
- psychological stress
- baby-snatching
- psychiatric ward
- xenophobia
- human mystery
Cast & crew
Samuel L. Jackson
as Lorenzo Council
Julianne Moore
as Brenda Martin
Edie Falco
as Karen Collucci
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Felicia
William Forsythe
as Boyle
Anthony Mackie
as Billy Williams
Peter Friedman
as Lt. Gold
Domenick Lombardozzi
as Leo Sullivan
Aasif Mandvi
as Dr. Anil Chatterjee
Philip Bosco
as Priest
Directed by Joe Roth