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Sucker Free City

  • TV Movie
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
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Sucker Free City (2004)
CrimeDrama

Sucker-Free City, or S.F.C., revolves around the conflicts among white, black, Latino and Asian street gangs in San Francisco.Sucker-Free City, or S.F.C., revolves around the conflicts among white, black, Latino and Asian street gangs in San Francisco.Sucker-Free City, or S.F.C., revolves around the conflicts among white, black, Latino and Asian street gangs in San Francisco.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Alex Tse
  • Stars
    • Ben Crowley
    • Ken Leung
    • Anthony Mackie
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Alex Tse
    • Stars
      • Ben Crowley
      • Ken Leung
      • Anthony Mackie
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Ben Crowley
    Ben Crowley
    • Nick Wade
    Ken Leung
    Ken Leung
    • Lincoln Ma
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • K-Luv
    Darris Love
    Darris Love
    • Sleepy
    Laura Allen
    Laura Allen
    • Samantha Wade
    T.V. Carpio
    T.V. Carpio
    • Angela Tsing
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Cleo Wade
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Kwok
    Lamont Bentley
    • Ahmir
    Ewan Chung
    Ewan Chung
    • Edwin Leong
    Omari Hardwick
    Omari Hardwick
    • Dante Ponce
    Marguerite Moreau
    Marguerite Moreau
    • Jessica Epstein
    Judy Pace
    Judy Pace
    • Mama June
    Eyal Podell
    Eyal Podell
    • Stephan Cashen
    Stanford Chase
    Stanford Chase
    • Peter Wu
    • (as Stanford Poon)
    Emilio Rivera
    Emilio Rivera
    • Detective Zepada
    Reynaldo Rosales
    Reynaldo Rosales
    • Devon
    Shay Roundtree
    Shay Roundtree
    • Bonnie
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Alex Tse
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    9james32144103

    WOW and I was just about to order Showtime

    This movie or pilot was incredible, and to later find out that Spike Lee had a hand in this totally amazing. It's been a long time since Spike has had something worth watching that was not totally focused on the read between the lines subject matter but a real story.The sad part is that some Higher power felt that this show would not make the cut, hello can we say Showtime did not clearly know what they were watching. If not equal to HBO's wire a definite second with potential to one day be number one.Currently I don't have Showtime because I feel that there shows lack that re watch appeal,but if the Slapnuts at Showtime would decide to carry the show I would order it in a heartbeat.
    8reservoirquarantine

    Very good.

    Leon is one of the most entertaining sociopaths I've ever seen depicted. Hilarious and scary at the same time. Showtime dropped the ball on picking up the series
    6fredrik-bendz

    Ends when it begins

    While watching this movie I was thinking to myself "What an interesting plot with all these people's stories intertwined". Five minutes later it ended just as I was getting engaged in the movie and the characters.

    I'd probably give the film an 8 if it hadn't ended so abruptly. I actually came here to look for a sequel because I wanted to know how things ended. I learned from other reviews that it's a pilot episode for a series that was never released.

    I suppose that as a pilot for a TV series, it was great, but as a standalone movie, its inconclusive ending is really disappointing. If you don't mind a movie ending with lots of loose ends, you may enjoy this film very much. If you do, save yourself the time and watch another movie instead.

    I'm not an expert, but I enjoyed how the lights and music were adapted to different sceneries (e.g. more red-ish light and Chinese-sounding music in Chinatown).

    Regarding another review: I don't care if the characters don't wear genuine SF "gangsta" clothing. It's a movie for ***'s sake, not a documentary! You can't expect a fictional story to be entirely real. As a Scandinavian, I found it to be fairly realistic.
    10mail-3333

    Amazing Movie

    I was amazed by the surrealism of this movie to know this sort of stuff is really going on everyday all over the world. It shows you a side of the gang life no other movies wants to show you, more then just the violence.The allegiance. This movie shows you how one gang on one side of town ends up dealing with other gangs and shows you the rules of the street, NO MERCY for any. I would recommend this movie to anyone whether I think they would like i or not. This movie to any one with an open mind as this will open you up in a few new ways. I'm not sure where you can find it but if you do let me know because I want a copy of this since I seen it on The Movie Network.
    7nickofari

    SFC would have been a 9

    Much better than I expected - more real and gritty depiction of street life in SF than most NYC-based movies. Believable and gripping story line. Negative: Most of the story lines were left wide open w/out any closure. In retrospect, seems obvious it was a pilot for something bigger - just doesn't stand well on its own - just leaves the viewer wanting more. I would definitely watch this series in its entirety. Acting: Excellent acting from a group of unknowns - and a couple good cameos from seasoned actors. Direction: most of the scenes were very tight - no-nonsense, great editing. Camera-work: google-earth (like) opening credits and use of geography was really cool to show where scenes were happening. Some old-time TV scrolling narratives/history were a nice touch. Good recommendation ROH.

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      This was a pilot for a possible series but it was not picked up.
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      Features Du silence et des ombres... (1962)

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • The Game
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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