Dangerous Ground

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Dangerous Ground

R

1997

1h 35m

Drama

Crime

Mystery & Thriller

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Thirteen years after his anti-apartheid activism forced him to leave South Africa, Vusi Madlazi (Ice Cube) returns home for his father's funeral. There, he finds his youngest brother, Ernest (Sechaba Morajele), embittered, while middle child Steven (Eric Miyeni) has been selling cocaine for local kingpin Muki (Ving Rhames). After learning Steven has racked up a large debt to his boss, Vusi teams up with his brother's girlfriend, Karin (Elizabeth Hurley), to save Steven before Muki can hurt him.

Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

1.5/4

Violent melodrama.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

Dangerous Ground begins with a promising idea and runs away from it as fast as it can.

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Thomas Delapa

Boulder Weekly

May 6, 2005

1/5

Dragan Antulov

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Nov 5, 2003

5/10

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Jan 20, 2003

0/5

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Jul 29, 2002

2/5

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 14, 2026

Dangerous Ground = a *2* star Movie

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Enrique R

@NostalgicNerd Jan 28, 2026

Dangerous Ground, a laughable bad movie with a horrible story, with horrible acting. Expect for Ving Rhames and Ice Cube, it is so cringe and boring to watch. I used to like this movie when I was younger and watching it now, this movie sucks. But, overall, I give Dangerous Ground a 2/10 or a 2/5 stars.

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Jun 3, 2018

Ooooofff. Ice Cube in post apartheid S. Africa. Like he was fazered from Slauson to Johannesburg. Elizabeth Hurley though.

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Aug 12, 2015

this movie had some bad reviews but its actually pretty good if you are familiar with the time frame and relations with south Africa and u.s. I I liked it a lt!

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Sep 19, 2014

I Really Love This Movie . Elizabeth Hurley, Ice Cube And Ving Rhames Put On An Outstanding Performance . Also, I Really Love Movies Filmed In South Africa .

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May 22, 2014

Some likely unintentional *laughably* bad acting and dialogue, yet oddly watchable

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Darrell James Roodt

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Elizabeth Hurley

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Synopsis

Thirteen years after his anti-apartheid activism forced him to leave South Africa, Vusi Madlazi (Ice Cube) returns home for his father's funeral. There, he finds his youngest brother, Ernest (Sechaba Morajele), embittered, while middle child Steven (Eric Miyeni) has been selling cocaine for local kingpin Muki (Ving Rhames). After learning Steven has racked up a large debt to his boss, Vusi teams up with his brother's girlfriend, Karin (Elizabeth Hurley), to save Steven before Muki can hurt him.

Director: Darrell James Roodt
Producer: Gillian Gorfil, Darrell James Roodt
Screenwriter: Darrell James Roodt, Greg Latter
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Jacaranda Films, Investec Merchant Bank
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (DVD): Nov 18, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1), 35mm

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