American History X R

Some Legacies Must End.
American History X
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 58 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: October 30, 1998
  • Originally Released: 1998
  • Label: Alliance

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Certified Fresh83%

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Upright96%

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User Ratings: 479,436
Two things hold the interest: Norton's astounding performance, and a feeling for the male reality of reactionary working class environments. Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
Rating: 3/4 -- American History X may be flawed, but it's not easily forgotten. Full Review
ReelViews
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: 4.5/5 -- American History X advocates that "those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it"? It's a powerful social document and should be part of your film watching curriculum. Full Review
2UE That Movie Show
May 16, 2012
Rating: 2/5 -- This dark drama is not for kids. Full Review
Common Sense Media
Dec 14, 2010
...AMERICAN HISTORY X has enough fiery acting and provocative bombast to make its impact felt....It has been directed with a mixture of handsome photo-realism and visceral punch...
New York Times
Oct 28, 1998
...An intense achievement....An excellent cast, the young leads stand out, including a best-yet performance from Furlong... -- 4 out of 5 stars
Total Film
Oct 1, 1999
Rating: 3.5/4 -- If didactic and overwrought at times, it's also powerful and persuasive. [Blu-ray] Full Review
Groucho Reviews
May 25, 2009

Product Description:

Edward Norton gives an impassioned performance as Derek Vinyard, a Southern Californian skinhead who must do time after committing a hateful murder. Once in jail, his mind opens and he sees the error of his ways. Upon reentering the real world, he must now turn his attentions to his younger brother Danny, who is swiftly heading down the same path as his brother. Controversy surrounded the film when director Tony Kaye disowned it, claiming that Norton had the film re-edited without Kaye's permission. Norton still got an Oscar Nomination for his intense performance.

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