3 Strikes

3 Strikes

2000 · 82 min · EN · R · 5.6 (48 votes)
Dir. DJ Pooh · Starring Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40, Starletta DuPois, George Wallace

the few, the proud, the paroled.

ActionComedyRomance

Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.

VIBE

A tense urban drama with moments of levity. It's a race against time as the protagonist tries to outrun his past and clear his name. Expect a blend of street grit and hopeful determination.

tensegrittyhopefulcomedicsteadyurban dramabuddy comedylate-90s/early-00s urbanredemptionsecond chancesjusticecrime
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