Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered

1998 · 104 min · EN · R · 6.7 (19 votes)
Dir. Michael Apted · Starring Laurence Fishburne, Daniel Williams, Bill Cobbs, Natalie Cole, Laurie Metcalf, Cicely Tyson

In every man's soul hides a hero.

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An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.

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This film feels like a raw, unflinching look at life on the margins. It's a story about flawed people finding connection and strength in unexpected places, offering a dose of hope amidst hardship.

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