Judas and the Black Messiah

Theatrical - Wide 2021-02-12

Cast Daniel Kaluuya Lakeith Stanfield Jesse Plemons Dominique Fishback Lil Rel Howery

Box Office Gross: $6,416,063

Running Time: 125 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: MACRO, Bron Studios, Participant, Proximity Media

Genres: Drama History

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Bill O’Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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