Alfre Woodard, Jackson Beals, Malcolm Barrett
Inspired by a true story, AMERICAN VIOLET follows the struggle of a young, single African-American mother to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverishe...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (453)
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November 22, 2009Based on a true-life miscarriage of justice, Dee Roberts played by Nicole Beharie who finds her life turned upside down when she is falsely arrested for selling crack cocaine. She is offered a hellish choice: plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison and f...( read more)
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November 7, 2009I am not normally into films about the black man's plight....cause I have either been there or heard about it but this was a surprisingly good movie.
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October 17, 2009I thought this would be a B movie, boy was I wrong. This movie was much better than I thought it would be, Booo for Texas.
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October 15, 2009This movie was awesome. I was so taken by it. People need to stay informed about their legal rights.
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October 12, 2009Any movie that's based on a true story i love to see; what can be more interesting than that.
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October 4, 2009Predictable but generally well done drama. Nicole Beharie is excellent in the lead role. Fair screenplay, it didn?t really have anything new to offer. Alfre Woodard is always good.
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Critic Reviews
May 1, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
May 1, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A torn-from-the-headlines tale of institutional racism and injustice in the Lone Star State of not-so-long-ago, American Violet might not be subtle, but it's certainly powerful. full review
April 20, 2009
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
American Violet is a fine film. Dee Roberts is not an abstract symbol of injustice. To watch a mother be wrenched away from her children is heartrending. full review
April 17, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Its blaring earnestness and thin characters (all of whom practically wear badges identifying them as good or evil) fail to add nuance to a story that keeps making the same point in virtually every pre... full review
April 17, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
The true story of racial injustice gets uninspired treatment in this well-intentioned but uninvolving film version. full review
April 16, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A docudrama that may have an outcome we already know, but is a loud lesson about truth, justice and the Texas Way. full review
April 13, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
You can laugh at American Violet, but most defendants are scared into pleading guilty and need all the poster girls they can get. full review
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April 24, 2009"Yeah, another message movie about blacks. Sorry, I'm just not too into the black struggle anymore. They cry victim WAY too much. "
Wow, to actually believe a person would really say this??! Again shows me how far America still has yet go. Let another Rocky movie come out about a washed up WHITE man who is trying to make a come back for the 50th time and I bet YOU/"THEY" will be the first to get tickets for that!
You don't have to be into "anything", but you should be into JUSTICE for all.............if you are a human being
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