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Imperial Dreams
Directed by
Malik Vitthal
TV-MA
2014
86m
Drama
6.7
92%
81%
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A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
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Cast of Imperial Dreams
John Boyega
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Glenn Plummer
Uncle Shrimp
De'Aundre Bonds
Gideon
Keke Palmer
Samaara
Sufe Bradshaw
Detective Gill
Nora Zehetner
Janine
Rotimi
Wayne
Todd Louiso
Peter Hall
Jernard Burks
Cornell
Maximiliano Hernández
Detective Hernandez
Anika Noni Rose
Miss Price
Kellita Smith
Tanya
Ethan Coach
Day
Justin Coach
Day
Fat Dog
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Kandiss Edmundson
Jail Guard
Imperial Dreams Ratings & Reviews
Common Sense Media
Renee Schonfeld
Dark yet inspiring tale has cursing, violence, drugs.
Movie Mezzanine
Dan Schindel
You can call nearly all the upcoming beats with startling accuracy, as well as the fates of many of the characters.
RogerEbert.com
Sam Fragoso
Like the cyclical cycle of violence and poverty, "Imperial Dreams" mercilessly envelops you in its narrative and refuses to let you go until you've been moved.
Consequence
Dominick Suzanne-Mayer
Imperial Dreams makes a modest, sincere case for the seeming futility of a post-jail existence.
Way Too Indie
Bernard Boo
More than any other gang movie in recent memory, Imperial Dreams sidesteps cliches and carves out a place of its own next to the best films in the genre.
Examiner.com
Travis Hopson
Imperial Dreams bucks the usual "ghetto drama" trend in its depiction of a father who refuses to fall back into the street life.
MTV
Inkoo Kang
Like the similarly quiet and thrumming Moonlight, Imperial is most affecting as an internal portrait of a young black man's struggle to embrace softness when the world tells him he has to be hard to survive.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
Malik Vitthal's first feature gives rich dramatic life to a piercingly analytical view of the American way of incarceration.
Variety
Geoff Berkshire
Bighearted yet surprisingly nuanced ...
Film Inquiry
Noah Welsh
Imperial Dreams does not have the buzzing beats or flashing lights of most L.A. stories. Because of this, its characters feel real and its payoffs are gripping.
The Playlist
Chase Whale
John Boyega first wowed audiences with his dynamite performance in Attack the Block. Once again playing the anti-hero, Imperial Dreams is another victory lap for this young actor, who's going to go on to do big, big things.
Shadow and Act
Shadow and Act Staff
With rich storytelling, fine acting, and captivating cinematography and score by Flying Lotus, the movie is a cinematic achievement.
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