# Gridlock'd (1997)

> Two heroin users seeking detox collide with bureaucratic paralysis, police suspicion, and criminal danger in a grimly funny urban odyssey.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7135

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Cast: Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Thandiwe Newton, Charles Fleischer, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Howard Hesseman, James Pickens Jr., Tom Towles
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119225/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, irreverent, desperate, late night viewing, 1990s movie marathon

## Synopsis

Two friends navigate a chaotic world of bureaucracy and danger in their quest for redemption.

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