New Jack City

Name: New Jack City
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 1991-03-08
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles

1991·Movie·R·101 min·★ 6.7(605)

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“They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.”

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

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About New Jack City

New Jack City is a 1991 English-language thriller, crime and drama film directed by Mario Van Peebles. The cast is led by Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, The Roku Channel.

New Jack City was produced by Jacmac Films, Jackson-McHenry Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on March 8, 1991, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $9 million, it went on to gross $48 million worldwide.

Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writers: Thomas Lee Wright, Barry Michael Cooper
Release date: March 8, 1991
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $9 million
Box office: $48 million
Production: Jacmac Films, Jackson-McHenry Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

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New Jack City cast & crew

New Jack City was directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper.

The cast features Wesley Snipes as Nino Brown, Ice-T as Scotty Appleton, Allen Payne as Garald "Gee Money" Welles, Chris Rock as Pookie, Mario Van Peebles as Stone, and Michael Michele as Selina.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Michel Colombier, cinematography is by Francis Kenny, and it was produced by Doug McHenry and George Jackson.

Is New Jack City worth watching?

New Jack City holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 605 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, crime, and drama, New Jack City is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch New Jack City

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