The Hurricane

The Hurricane

His greatest fight was for justice.

R 1999 · 146 min · ★ 7.4 (2K) · Drama

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Directed by Norman Jewison · Written by Armyan Bernstein

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