Detroit (movie)

Detroit is a 2017 American period crime drama movie directed by Kathryn Ann Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. The movie is about Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot. It stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O'Toole, Nathan Davis, Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Joseph David-Jones, with John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie.^[6] The movie got positive reviews and made less money.

Detroit
Directed by	Kathryn Bigelow
Written by	Mark Boal
Produced by	Kathryn Bigelow Mark Boal Matthew Budman Megan Ellison Colin Wilson
Starring	John Boyega Will Poulter Algee Smith Jacob Latimore Jason Mitchell Hannah Murray Kaitlyn Dever Jack Reynor Ben O'Toole Nathan Davis, Jr. Peyton Alex Smith Malcolm David Kelley Joseph David-Jones John Krasinski Anthony Mackie
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Edited by	William Goldenberg Harry Yoon
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	First Light Productions[1] Page 1[1]
Distributed by	Annapurna Pictures
Release dates	July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26) (Fox Theatre) July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) (United States)
Running time	143 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$34–40 million[3][4]
Box office	$26 million[5]

Cast

• John Boyega as Melvin Dismukes
• Will Poulter as Philip Krauss
• Algee Smith as Larry Reed
• Jacob Latimore as Fred Temple
• Jason Mitchell as Carl Cooper
• Hannah Murray as Julie Ann Hysell
• Kaitlyn Dever as Karen Malloy
• Jack Reynor as Martin “Marty” Demens
• Ben O'Toole as Flynn Marko
• Nathan Davis Jr as Aubrey Pollard, Jr.
• Peyton Alex Smith as Lee Forsythe
• Malcolm David Kelley as Michael Clark
• Joseph David-Jones as Morris
• John Krasinski as Attorney Auerbach
• Anthony Mackie as Karl Greene
• Laz Alonso as John Conyers
• Ephraim Sykes as Jimmy
• Leon Thomas III as Darryl
• Gbenga Akinnagbe as Aubrey Pollard, Sr.
• Chris Chalk as Officer Frank
• Jeremy Strong as Attorney Lang
• Austin Hébert as Warrant Officer Jack Roberts
• Miguel Pimentel as Malcolm

Reception

Detroit had positive reviews from critics. The movie has an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes. The site says the movie is "gut-wrenching".^[7]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Black Reel Awards	February 22, 2018	Outstanding Film	Detroit	Nominated	[8][9]
		Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture	Algee Smith	Nominated
		Outstanding Ensemble	Victoria Thomas	Nominated
		Outstanding Score	James Newton Howard	Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors	February 18, 2018	Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film	Paul N. J. Ottosson, Laura Graham, Daniel Saxlid, Robert Troy	Nominated	[10]
NAACP Image Awards	January 15, 2018	Outstanding Motion Picture	Detroit	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Algee Smith	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture	Mark Boal	Nominated
		Outstanding Independent Motion Picture	Detroit	Won

References

1. "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
2. "DETROIT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
3. "Detroit (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
4. "Annapurna Upheaval: Megan Ellison Is 'Reevaluating' Film Division Amid Money Woes". TheWrap. October 10, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
5. "Detroit (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
6. Bigelow, Kathryn (2017-08-04), Detroit (Crime, Drama, History), Annapurna Pictures, First Light Production, Page 1, retrieved 2022-07-26
7. Detroit, retrieved 2022-07-26
8. "Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards". Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
9. "Get Out "Sinks" the Competition at The Black Reel Awards". Black Reel Awards. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
10. Giardina, Carolyn (22 January 2018). "MPSE Golden Reel Awards: 'Baby Driver,' 'Dunkirk' Among Sound Editors' Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter.

Other websites

Official website