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New Jack City

New Jack City

Thriller · Crime · Drama · 1991

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

Movie details

New Jack City

“They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.”

1991 Thriller · Crime · Drama 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over New Jack City?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

Written by

Thomas Lee Wright · Barry Michael Cooper

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Nino Brown

Ice-T

Ice-T

Scotty Appleton

Allen Payne

Allen Payne

Garald "Gee Money" Welles

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Pookie

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Stone

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

Selina

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Duh Duh Duh Man

Court is in session

Put New Jack City on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.