# Dead Presidents (1995)

> A South Bronx Marine returns from Vietnam to a changed America and joins his old comrades in a desperate heist shaped by trauma, poverty, and betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6418

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
- Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- Cast: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodríguez, Rose Jackson, N'Bushe Wright, Clifton Powell, Terrence Howard
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112819/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, visceral, angry, serious movie night, 1990s crime marathon

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