John Henry

Name: John Henry
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2020-01-24
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Terry Crews, Ludacris, Maestro Harrell, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Ken Foree

2020·Movie·91 min·★ 5.2(59)

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Ex-gang member John Henry is a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.

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Australia	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube
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About John Henry

John Henry is a 2020 English-language drama and thriller film directed by Will Forbes. The cast is led by Terry Crews, Ludacris, Maestro Harrell. It has a runtime of 1h 31m. Viewers rate it 5.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Starz Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

John Henry was produced by Defiant Studios, Automatik Entertainment, and Kodiak Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on January 24, 2020.

Director: Will Forbes
Writers: Will Forbes, Doug Skinner
Release date: January 24, 2020
OTT release: January 24, 2020
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Defiant Studios, Automatik Entertainment, Kodiak Pictures

John Henry cast & crew

John Henry was directed by Will Forbes and written by Will Forbes and Doug Skinner.

The cast features Terry Crews as John Henry, Ludacris as Hell, Maestro Harrell as Young Hell, Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Tasha, Ken Foree as BJ Henry, and Gerald 'Slink' Johnson as Gun.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Will Forbes, cinematography is by Isiah Donté Lee, and it was produced by Maurice Fadida and Matthew Antoun.

Is John Henry worth watching?

John Henry holds an audience score of 5.2/10 from 59 ratings, a more divisive drama films.

At 1h 31m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama and thriller, John Henry is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch John Henry

In United States, you can stream John Henry on Amazon Prime Video, Starz Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla, and Fawesome, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 24, 2020.

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