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New Jack City (1991) -- A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megamanical while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Thomas Lee Wright (story)
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Release Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime. more
Plot:
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megamanical while a maverick police detective vows to stop him. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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Wesley Snipes Should Have Been Nominated more (60 total)

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Runtime:
97 min | UK:101 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1991) | Norway:(Banned) (1991-2003) (cinema release)

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The highest grossing independent feature of 1991. more
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Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the movie, while coming up to the bridge you can hear the news report that Don Armeteo has been gunned down along with other members of his crew. That does not happen until much later in the movie. more
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[about a room used for freebasing]
Pooky: They call it the Enterprise Room, man, because it's for people who wanna be beamed up to Scotty.
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STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON more

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26 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Wesley Snipes Should Have Been Nominated, 12 February 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

This is one great movie, but the thing that really made it special was Wesley Snipes portrayal of a totally despicable character in Nino Brown. He didn't portray Nino as the stereotypical drug dealer. Instead he portrayed Nino as a highly intelligent man who you wonder what would have happened if he had put his intelligence to more productive pursuits. Also, Ice-T wasn't bad in his first major role and you can see how much he has improved by watching Law and Order: SVU.

This is not your typical movie about the drug culture.

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