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The Interrupters
Directed by
Steve James
Not Rated
2011
2h 9m
Documentary
,
Crime
7.5
99%
82%
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A year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.
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Cast of The Interrupters
Tio Hardiman
Himself
Ameena Matthews
Herself
Cobe Williams
Himself
Gary Slutkin
Himself
Caprysha Anderson
Herself
Eddie Bocanegra
Himself
"Lil' Mikey" Davis
Himself
Steve James
Director / Producer
Alex Kotlowitz
Writer / Producer
The Interrupters Ratings & Reviews
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra used to instigate Chicago street violence. Now they live for nipping it in the bud, block by treacherous block.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
It's a year in the life and death of the fight against the streetwise status quo, and James' doc brings it all horrifically home.
Detroit News
Tom Long
There's no doubt The Interrupters do some good; but there's also no doubt the problem they're facing is enormous.
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
Realistically inspiring and, thankfully, not overly dramatized.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
The immediacy and caprice of violence in "The Interrupters'' are just as strong as in nearly every documentary I've seen about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Through understanding and fearlessness, this brave trio shows us, the world can be changed, tiny step by tiny step.
IFC.com
Matt Singer
A massive and compelling tapestry of life on the streets of Chicago.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
"The Interrupters" is an intense and chilling documentary about peacekeeping troops in a war zone.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
In the end, statistics are of less moment to this movie than the case-by-case personal successes that, in some cases, are emotionally overwhelming.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Tense, moving, and, at times brain-draining.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
It tears at your heart with its depiction of the intractability of the problem. But it simultaneously insists, and makes you believe, that change is possible one person at a time.
Slate
Dana Stevens
The Interrupters, a documentary about an initiative to stop urban violence in Chicago, may be the most necessary film you'll see this year.
Variety
Peter Debruge
In a documentary career defined by fierce commitment to his subjects, Steve James delivers his most ambitious project yet in The Interrupters.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Steve James' arresting documentary could benefit even more from a multi-part television treatment.
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Searing in its depiction of at-risk children in poor communities, the film is also the bracing, life-affirming story of residents who are beginning to reclaim their streets, one corner at a time.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It is difficult to imagine the effort, day after day for a year, of following this laborious, heroic and so often fruitless volunteer work.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Once again, James' trustworthy work demonstrates the power of paying attention.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
James's approach is not analytical but emotional; his depiction of people bearing inextinguishable pain is empathetic and powerful...
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Begins with sobering facts about Chicago's epidemic of gang and youth violence before embedding us with people hoping to change them.
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