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Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City

Action · Crime · Drama · 2020

Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.

Movie details

Cut Throat City

“Desperate times. Dangerous measures.”

2020 Action · Crime · Drama 2h 3m

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6.4 / 10

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Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

RZA

Written by

Paul Cuschieri

Shameik Moore

Shameik Moore

Blink

Demetrius Shipp Jr.

Demetrius Shipp Jr.

Miracle

Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker

Andre

Keean Johnson

Keean Johnson

Junior

Kat Graham

Kat Graham

Demyra

T.I.

T.I.

Lorenzo «Cousin» Bass

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

The Saint

Court is in session

Put Cut Throat City on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.