American History X
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American History X

19981h 59mDrama
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Story Line

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.

Some legacies must end.

Top Cast

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Derek

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Danny

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Doris

Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Lien

Davina

Ethan Suplee

Ethan Suplee

Seth

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Stacey

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Rating

8.3/ 10

Release Date

1998-07-01

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama

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User Reviews (7)

tmdb15435519

9/10
4/15/2021
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.
Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

5/10
4/16/2023
There's really no point to the movie. Just a lot of violence. That's pretty much it.
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1/10
12/4/2025
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. ...
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1/10
12/4/2025
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. ...