Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

1993 · 96 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.4 (137 votes)
Dir. E. Max Frye · Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin, Dabney Coleman, Brad Dourif · Music Richard Gibbs

Misunderstood. Misplaced. Mismatched.

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When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.

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A tense, satirical ride exploring racial tensions and media absurdity. It's a darkly funny, uneasy watch that plays with expectations and the ridiculousness of prejudice, all wrapped in a classic 90s package.

satiricaltenseabsurdistuneasysteadybuddy copsatirical comedy90s aestheticrace relationsmedia manipulationmistaken identityclass
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