Hurricane Streets

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-02-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1028 Reviews)

Director:

Morgan J. Freeman

Genres:

Crime Drama Romance

Cast:

Brendan Sexton III Antoine McLean Mtume Gant Carlo Alban

Writer:

Morgan J. Freeman

Fullplot:

Marcus is a kid on Manhattan's mean streets. He's turning 15, his father is dead, his mother is in prison for smuggling undocumented aliens. His grandmother is raising him. He has four close buddies who have a basement clubhouse; they shoplift and sell the wares to kids. One is moving toward selling drugs. Marcus wants to take a breather from the city and visit family in New Mexico. He also meets Melena, 14, a sweet kid who dreams of going to Alaska; her father is not just protective but angry and uncommunicative. The gang pressures Marcus to move up to burglary and car theft. He just wants to breathe open air. Can anything go right?

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