Rosewood

Rosewood

1997

Rosewood, Florida, is a small, peaceful town with an almost entirely African-American population of middle-class homeowners, until New Year's Day 1923, when a lynch mob from a neighboring white community storms the town. Among the carnage, music teacher Sylvester (Don Cheadle) and mysterious stranger Mann (Ving Rhames) stand tall against the invaders, while white grocer John (Jon Voight) attempts to save the town's women and children. The film is based on a true story.

In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.

JBscale
80
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - History
Length
2 hrs. 22 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 21, 1997
US Box Office
$13,130,349 (#3989 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Some Sexuality, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
May 15, 2007
Acquired Date
June 8, 2020
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
Loren Dean
Loren Dean
Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle
Elise Neal
Elise Neal
Robert Patrick
Robert Patrick
Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker
Catherine Kellner
Catherine Kellner
Akosua Busia
Akosua Busia
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson
Mark Boone Junior
Mark Boone Junior
Muse Watson
Muse Watson
Badja Djola
Badja Djola

Directors

John Singleton
John Singleton

Producers

Jon Peters
Jon Peters

Writers

Gregory Poirier
Gregory Poirier

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
87%
Tomatometer
55 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
291 votes
METASCORE
70
20 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
9,066 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media