# The Return of Superfly (1990)

> A former drug dealer returns from France to avenge his murdered partner in a gritty blaxploitation crime sequel.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8733

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
- Director: Sig Shore
- Cast: Nathan Purdee, Margaret Avery, Leonard L. Thomas, Christopher Curry, Carlos Carrasco, Samuel L. Jackson, Luis Antonio Ramos, Kirk Taylor
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100480/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, heightened, revenge-driven, cult movie night, crime film marathon

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- [Super Fly (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/13176)
- [I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/10234)
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- [Adulthood (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/7477)
- [Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/78397)

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