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By Danny King (66) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Aug 2017

Most of Crown Heights, which is based on an episode of public radio’s This American Life, suffers from structural confusion…

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By Rick Bentley (466) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 20 Aug 2017

Stanfield's performance is the solid foundation for the film…

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By Candice Frederick (452) for Hello Beautiful (6) on 20 Aug 2017

A story that is as heartbreaking as it is inspiring, Crown Heights is an especially poignant film in today's times that succeeds in illuminating…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for amNewYork (559) on 17 Aug 2017

You can't tell yourself it's just a movie…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 17 Aug 2017

Stanfield is a true movie star, radiating decency even as the character's shell hardens…

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By Dwight Brown (181) for National Newspaper Publishers Association (180) on 16 Aug 2017

In the wake of misguided and somewhat exploitative films like Detroit, Crown Heights is a godsend…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for Guardian (4,584) on 16 Aug 2017

It’s an earnest rather then energetic retelling but Stanfield’s stare is indelible…

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By Emily Yoshida (237) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 16 Aug 2017

We’re left floored by the facts of Colin Warner’s case; the film itself falls away…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 16 Aug 2017

Like its protagonist, sensitively and shrewdly played by Lakeith Stanfield, the film is soft-spoken and thoughtful, with sweet, lyrical touches…

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By Leonardo Faierman (26) for Black Girl Nerds (256) on 16 Aug 2017

It feels especially rewarding to experience such an emotionally resonant and dignified series of immigrant portraits…

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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Aug 2017

The film plays like a human-interest story in which all of the humanity has been gutted in favor of deadening narrative efficiency…

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By Jonny J (9) on 08 Aug 2017

Tragic story of an innocent man serving a long sentence due to police misconduct, laziness and lack of respect for those they are supposed…

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By Nathan Mcvay (7) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 09 Jul 2017

This is an incredibly important story and a film that needs to be seen…

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By Jeremiah C (146) on 19 Jun 2017

Crown Heights tell the story when Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for Village Voice (8,525) on 30 Jan 2017

As Colin, Stanfield is exceptional, his visage a mixture of bewilderment, humiliation, and simmering rage…

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By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 27 Jan 2017

A powerful testament to the political gamesmanship, racial profiling, and social inequities that continue to shape the criminal justice system…

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By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 27 Jan 2017

As written and directed by Matt Ruskin, the tragic story of Colin Warner doesn’t so much come to life on the screen as it is responsibly…

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By Andrew Barker (315) for Variety (12,700) on 27 Jan 2017

Crown Heights doesn’t break much new ground, and it takes a while to find its footing, but thanks to strong, unshowy performances from Lakeith…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 Jan 2017

Perhaps cowed by respect for a real man who suffered so much, Stanfield seems reluctant to charm viewers…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 27 Jan 2017

There’s no denying that the tale of Colin Warner, a man who spent decades behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, is a powerful one,…

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