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American History X
Directed by
Tony Kaye
R
1998
1h 59m
Drama
,
Crime
8.5
84%
96%
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Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
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Cast of American History X
Edward Norton
Derek
Edward Furlong
Danny
Beverly D'Angelo
Doris
Jennifer Lien
Davina
Ethan Suplee
Seth
Fairuza Balk
Stacey
Avery Brooks
Sweeney
Elliott Gould
Murray
Stacy Keach
Cameron
William Russ
Dennis
Guy Torry
Lamont
Joe Cortese
Rasmussen
Jason Bose Smith
Little Henry
Antonio David Lyons
Lawrence
Alex Sol
Mitch McCormick
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Chris
Giuseppe Andrews
Jason
Michelle Christine White
Lizzy
Jonathan Fowler Jr.
Jerome
Christopher Masterson
Daryl Dawson
Nicholas R. Oleson
Huge Aryan
Jordan Marder
Curtis
Paul Le Mat
McMahon
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Cop #2
Cherish Lee
Kammi
Sam Vlahos
Dr. Aguilar
Tara Blanchard
Ally Vinyard
Anne Lambton
Cassandra
Steve Wolford
Reporter
Richard Noyce
Desk Sergeant
Danso Gordon
Buddy #1
Jim Norton
Randy
David Basulto
Guard
Alexis Rose Coen
Young Ally
Kiante Elam
Lawrence's Partner
Paul Hopkins
Student
Keith Odett
Random Skinhead
Paul E. Short
Stocky Buddy
Nigel Miguel
Basketball Player
Darrell Britt
White Supremicist (uncredited)
Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter
Skinhead (uncredited)
Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston
Prison Gang Leader (uncredited)
John Embry
Parking Lot Skinhead (uncredited)
Maximillian Kesmodel
Young Danny Vinyard (uncredited)
Allie Moss
Skinhead Girlfriend (uncredited)
Barbie Marie
Student (uncredited)
Selwyn Ward
Student Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
Sam Sarpong
Jail Inmate (uncredited)
Denney Pierce
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Glendon Rich
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
American History X Ratings & Reviews
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Though well-intentioned, turns out to be a simplistic and unconvincing look at a serious problem.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The ending is a misfire.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
American History X has enough fiery acting and provocative bombast to make its impact felt!
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Kaye wants to say something about what produces a skinhead today, and though he doesn't succeed fully in this endeavor, he does take us a significant part of the way.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
A confused, randomly compelling family melodrama.
USA Today
Mike Clark
While this movie is sometimes overbaked, it is the first major studio release in a while to engross wall-to-wall.
Slate
David Edelstein
Norton is an amazing actor, a hot-dog whose delight in transformation is infectious.
L.A. Weekly
Manohla Dargis
The problem is that Kaye, who's used to selling cars on TV, shoots Derek the Hater as lovingly as he would a new Volkswagen.
Film.com
Norman Green
American History X pulls open the wound of American racism and peers inside!
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
Shockingly powerful!
Chicago Tribune
John Petrakis
A very good film with some dazzling moments and one truly outstanding performance!
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
An intelligently provocative film!
Variety
Todd McCarthy
This jolting, superbly acted film will draw serious-minded upscale viewers interested in cutting-edge fare and the latest outstanding performance by Edward Norton.
CNN.com
Paul Tatara
When Hollywood attacks a volatile issue, it inevitably spoon-feeds you the main components of the issue several times over.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film is always interesting and sometimes compelling, and it contains more actual provocative thought than any American film on race since Do the Right Thing.
Village Voice
Gary Dauphin
Having reduced racism to a kind of adolescent coping mechanism, X takes a mildly curious path to its foregone conclusion, writer-director Tony Kaye putting his leads through the somehow comforting 'hood-film paces.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Hunter
This journey to unpleasantville is too often manipulative and strains to maintain tension.
Detroit News
Susan Stark
The tone is so muddled that there's a whiff of exploitation to this movie that's unsettling at best.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
A violent, sober cautionary tale, strictly middle-of-the-road when it comes to its much-ballyhooed politics and grimly obvious in its telling.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Riveting!
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