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BlacKkKlansman
Crime · Drama · History · 2018
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Movie details
BlacKkKlansman
“Infiltrate hate.”
2018 Crime · Drama · History 2h 16m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
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 BlacKkKlansman?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Spike Lee
Written by
Charlie Wachtel · David Rabinowitz · Kevin Willmott · Spike Lee
John David Washington
Ron Stallworth
Adam Driver
Flip Zimmerman
Topher Grace
David Duke
Laura Harrier
Patrice Dumas
Alec Baldwin
Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard
Jasper Pääkkönen
Felix Kendrickson
Corey Hawkins
Kwame Ture
Court is in session
Put BlacKkKlansman on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.