Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999 · 142 min · EN · R · 6.5 (409 votes)
Dir. Spike Lee · Starring John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Saverio Guerra · Music Terence Blanchard

No one is safe from Son of Sam.

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During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.

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A sweltering, paranoid summer grips the Bronx as fear and distrust fester. The city simmers with simmering tensions, amplified by the looming threat of a serial killer. It's a raw, unsettling portrait of a community on the brink.

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