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Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

"Life is a battle."

6.0/10 1h 38m Jan 22, 2017
Drama

The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.

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Movie Details

Original Title Roxanne Roxanne
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Chanté Adams
Chanté Adams
Roxanne Shanté
Popularity: 0.4
Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali
Cross
Popularity: 2.1
Nia Long
Nia Long
Ms. Peggy
Popularity: 1.3
Elvis Nolasco
Elvis Nolasco
Ray
Popularity: 2.9
Shenell Edmonds
Shenell Edmonds
Ranita
Popularity: 0.3
Adam Horovitz
Adam Horovitz
Attorney Schwartz
Popularity: 0.3
Germar Terrell Gardner
Germar Terrell Gardner
Antwan
Popularity: 0.4
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Terrence Shingler
Big John
Popularity: 0.1
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Nigel A. Fullerton
Biz
Popularity: 1.0
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Kristin Dodson
Classmate #1
Popularity: 0.1
Curtiss Cook
Curtiss Cook
Dave
Popularity: 0.5
Lyric Hurd
Lyric Hurd
Fastima
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Executive Producer Roxanne Shanté, Michael K. Shen
Director Michael Larnell
Writer Michael Larnell
Editor Claudia Castello
Producer Pharrell Williams, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Mimi Valdés

Production

Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions
i am OTHER
US
Playdate Productions

Videos & Trailers

Roxanne Roxanne | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
Roxanne Roxanne | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
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Keywords

hip-hop inner city life

Reviews from TMDB

A-Dubya 4/10
Apr 4, 2018

I was hoping for more. I thought it would delve further into her battles in the hip-hop world, and include more than just brief cameos of rap legends and icons (Biz Markie, MC Shan, Marley Marl, and a young NaS), but instead it turned into just a pseudo-bio/male-bashing escapade. I enjoyed some part ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 22, 2017
Runtime 1h 38m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
Links
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