Riot

1996

Action / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 418 418

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Plot summary

In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined stories.

Director

Galen Yuen Photo
Galen Yuen

Top cast

Peter Dobson Photo
Peter Dobson as Chaz
Paula Jai Parker Photo
Paula Jai Parker as Lisa
Lucy Liu Photo
Lucy Liu as Tiffany
Kieu Chinh Photo
Kieu Chinh as Mrs. Lee
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879.61 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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1.59 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ajason91356

disturbing, but very good.

I just watched this movie and I found it very disturbing, but at the same time loved it. I especially enjoyed the performance of the Asian actor Dante Basco, and the chemistry between he and his parents. Where most young male characters playing the, "angry youth" role tend to play it one dimensional, Dante was colorful, emotional, and In the words of Bill Clinton, "I could feel his pain." The most heartfelt scene in the movie, was when the Asian Father Played by Mako, held his son telling him to stand by his side, they are about to lose everything. The second and third short was not as compelling as the first, But the forth and last short made up for the lack of the middle two. It was great how each short interlooped with each other, and the added actual news footage of the riots. I could watch this movie time and time again.
Reviewed by chazekua 2 / 10

Heat Wave (1990) (TV) is more entertaining and far more enlightening

Heat Wave, TNT's movie about the 1965 Watts Riots is a far better film than Riot and handles many similar themes far more successfully. Riot, on the hand does a lot of yakking but little is really talked about. In trying to say "everything" about the causes and concerns that lead to the L.A. Riots, it ends up becoming totally unfocused and rather tedious. This is too important a subject to be given such short shrift and lack of real insight.
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