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American History X

  • 8.5 /10

  • 11450

  • 84%

Plot

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

Cast

Edward Norton as Derek
Edward Norton

as Derek

Edward Furlong as Danny
Edward Furlong

as Danny

Beverly D'Angelo as Doris
Jennifer Lien as Davina
Jennifer Lien

as Davina

Ethan Suplee as Seth
Ethan Suplee

as Seth

Fairuza Balk as Stacey
Fairuza Balk

as Stacey

Avery Brooks as Sweeney
Avery Brooks

as Sweeney

Elliott Gould as Murray
Elliott Gould

as Murray

Stacy Keach as Cameron
Stacy Keach

as Cameron

William Russ as Dennis
William Russ

as Dennis

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 1, 1998

Production Companies

  • New Line Cinema

  • Savoy Pictures

  • The Turman-Morrissey Company

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $20,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $23,900,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.98 hrs

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Reviews

Despite having a somewhat weak cast, this is an incredibly poignant drama of one man's struggle to live a new life. Probably too violent and close-to-home for some.

There's really no point to the movie. Just a lot of violence. That's pretty much it.