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):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $4.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Bleecker Street Media
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Aldis Hodge
Brian Banks
Greg Kinnear
Justin Brooks
Sherri Shepherd
Brian's Mom, Leomia
Melanie Liburd
Karina Cooper
Tiffany Dupont
Alissa Bjerkhoel
Gino Vento
Manuel Rojas
Xosha Roquemore
Kennisha Rice
Mystie Smith
Marilyn
Jose Miguel Vasquez
Deputy District Attorney Mateo
Dorian Missick
Officer Mick Randolph
Monique Grant
Kennisha's Mother
Matt Battaglia
Pete Carroll
Michael Franti
Self
Kevin Yamada
Judge Monk
Thursday Farrar
Barbara Ford
Zeus Luby
Corey Diego
David Clyde Carr
Mike Paley
Tom Shadyac
Director
Doug Atchison
Screenwriter
Amy Baer
Producer
Shivani Rawat
Producer
Monica Levinson
Producer
Derrick Tseng
Executive Producer
Brian Banks
Executive Producer
Justin Brooks
Executive Producer
Neil Strum
Executive Producer
Tirrell D. Whittley
Executive Producer
Ricardo Diaz
Cinematographer
Greg Hayden
Film Editing
John Debney
Original Music
Teresa Mastropierro
Production Design
Starlet Jacobs
Art Director
Darian Corley
Set Decoration
Amanda Ford
Costume Design
Leah Daniels
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