Rosewood
1997 · Movie · R · 142 min · ★ 6.5 · 79% critics
In 1923 Florida, a false accusation against a Black man sparks panic and resentment in a nearby white community. As rumors spread, a vigilante mob descends on a mostly Black town, turning everyday neighbors into hunters and forcing residents to fight for survival and escape amid escalating violence.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-02-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (120 votes)
About
If you can handle intense, upsetting historical drama about racial violence and mob cruelty, this may hit hard and feel important; Not for you if you avoid graphic brutality or want strict accuracy—consider Detroit for a similar tone.
Pros: powerful and upsetting story; strong performances; important history lesson | Cons: very brutal and grim; dramatized or fictional elements; uneven tone at times
Themes
- small town
- sheriff
- racial segregation
- based on true story
- race riot
- racism
- massacre
- period drama
- historical
- racial slur
- 1920s
- rural setting
Cast & crew
Ving Rhames
as Mann
Jon Voight
as John Wright
Don Cheadle
as Sylvester Carrier
Bruce McGill
as Duke Purdy
Loren Dean
as James Taylor
Elise Neal
as Beulah (Scrappie)
Michael Rooker
as Sheriff Walker
Robert Patrick
as Lover
Esther Rolle
as Aunt Sarah
Catherine Kellner
as Fanny Taylor
Directed by John Singleton