Judas and the Black Messiah
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2021
2h 6m
R
English
Drama, History
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Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Judas and the Black Messiah
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
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Cast
Fred Hampton
Bill O'Neal
Roy Mitchell
Deborah Johnson
Jimmy Palmer
Jake Winters
Bobby Rush
Wayne
Judy Harmon
J. Edgar Hoover
Collins
Steel
Doc Satchel
Bob Lee
Leslie Carlyle
Betty Coachman
Walter Hicks
Compton
Fesperman
Tex
Mrs. Winters
José Cha Cha Jiménez
Pool Hall Bartender
George Sams
College Student
Directed By: Shaka King
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AndrewBloom
CONTAINS SPOILERS/10 4 years ago
[8.3/10] I took the title of *Judas and the Black Messiah* to be fanciful, something eye-catching and poetic that represents some of the larger themes of the film in a more lyrical way. But it’s more literal than I had imagined.
Fred Hampton, the charismatic and forward-thinking chairman of the More
Fred Hampton, the charismatic and forward-thinking chairman of the More
Bradym03
/10 4 years ago
“I’m free.”
The first great movie of 2021 folks!
Out of all the ‘Civil Rights Movement’ movies I’ve seen over the years, I honestly believe that this might be the best one. Without falling into any traditional biopics tropes that could easily dramatize its history. It instead focus More
The first great movie of 2021 folks!
Out of all the ‘Civil Rights Movement’ movies I’ve seen over the years, I honestly believe that this might be the best one. Without falling into any traditional biopics tropes that could easily dramatize its history. It instead focus More
Ahmetaslan27
one year ago
I haven't seen a dramatic movie that talks so clearly about the Black Panther Party, clearly its chief and its members are the conspiracy that was hatched by party members.
The movie talks about the rise and fall of the Black Panther movement. If you are a fan of dramatic films with a flavor of d More
The movie talks about the rise and fall of the Black Panther movement. If you are a fan of dramatic films with a flavor of d More
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
4 years ago
It’s a bummer when a film has an important historical story to tell but the finished product just isn’t very good. Such is the case with “Judas and the Black Messiah,” director Shaka King‘s take on the true story of charismatic Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and F More
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