Alan Wilder, Bill Cobbs, Cicely Tyson

Whether Socrates Fortlow is running a killer out of town, falling in love with his best friend's wife or trying to save the life of a murder witness, the way he's fighting for his life is the way you ...( read more  read more... )want him fighting for yours.

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R, 104 min.

Directed by: Michael Apted

Release Date: March 21, 1998

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DVD Release Date: January 8, 2002

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  • October 19, 2009
    Oh this is an impossible film for me to review. It's based on one of my favouritest books, "Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned" by Walter Mosley and I like it so much, I can't view this film impartially at all. I might be recommending a made-for-tv-movie clunker here, I honestl...( read more)y can't tell, I'm just so pleased they put the big man up on the big screen... look, it's brilliant! Laurence Fishburne nails the role! Watch this film!!
    Sigh, ok, try to be impartial for one minute.... Always Outnumbered is a series of short stories (or one story with lots of bits to it) about fifty something ex-con Socrates Fortlow and the people he knows. Even though he doesn't wear a shiny costume and he can't fly, Socrates is a hero, though he'd not thank you for describing him like that, he's just trying to get by as best he can .... nope, I give up. Just read the book, ok? Or see the film. Or either. Or both! Watch it! It's brilliant!! etc etc
  • November 16, 2007
    Very Good movie. I really enjoyed it.
  • May 27, 2007
    I saw this at a black film festival at my university and although I hadn't planned on watching this movie, the story was so good that it kept wanting to know what happened next.
  • May 17, 2007
    this is a very good movie
  • May 16, 2007
    This aired on Australian television as: Socrates. I found the story very enthralling and down to earth, even if somewhat romanticised.

    Laurence Fishburne plays this hard, no BS character very well and carries the entire film wit...( read more)h his performance.
  • May 3, 2007
    This has alot to say. I loved this from beginning to end

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