# Clockers (1995)

> A young Brooklyn drug pusher becomes trapped between a false confession, a murder investigation, and the violent system that shaped his community.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12459

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Spike Lee
- Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Keith David, Peewee Love, Regina Taylor
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112688/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: mournful, urgent, gritty, serious crime drama night, Spike Lee retrospective

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- [Juice (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/9730)
- [Do the Right Thing (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/768)

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