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Brian Banks

2018, Biography/Drama, 1h 39m

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While it remains a reasonably inspiring drama, Brian Banks might have presented a more complex or fully realized version of the real-life story it dramatizes. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

The inspirational true story of Brian Banks, an all-American high school football star who finds his life upended when he's wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Despite the lack of evidence, Banks gets railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.

Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Content|Language)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Tom Shadyac
Producer: Amy Baer, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson
Writer: Doug Atchison
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 9, 2019 wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: ShivHans Pictures
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Aldis Hodge

Brian Banks

Greg Kinnear

Justin Brooks

Sherri Shepherd

Sherri Shepherd

Brian's Mom, Leomia

Melanie Liburd

Karina Cooper

Tiffany Dupont

Alissa Bjerkhoel

Gino Vento

Manuel Rojas

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