LA 92
An immersive archival chronicle of the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the racial tensions, police violence, and institutional failures surrounding them.
Overview
A powerful examination of a pivotal moment in American history, revealing the raw emotions and chaos that ensued.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- urgent
- confrontational
- historical reflection
- social justice viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful, meticulously assembled, and emotionally immersive account of the 1992 Los Angeles unrest, with its archival approach earning especially strong praise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film relies heavily on rarely seen archival footage from the Rodney King trial aftermath and the 1992 Los Angeles unrest.
The trial verdict, police brutality, political response, and ensuing unrest are presented as interconnected institutional breakdowns.
Rare archival footage gives the protests, violence, looting, and official reactions an unmediated documentary presence.
The film centers the 1992 Los Angeles riots, including tensions involving Black and Korean American communities and law enforcement.
Films like LA 92, and why
O.J.: Made in America
archival documentary examination of race, policing, and institutional failure in modern America
Eyes on the Prize
immersive historical documentary built from archival footage and focused on racial injustice and public institutions
Whose Streets?
intense documentary treatment of police violence, racial conflict, and contested public narratives
13th
formally restrained social-justice documentary using testimony and historical media to examine systemic racism
Movie Details
- Directors
- T.J. Martin, Daniel Lindsay
- Release Date
- 2017-04-28
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (149)
Cast
- Rodney King
- George H. W. Bush
- Bill Clinton
- Ted Koppel
- Edward James Olmos
- Maxine Waters
- Tom Bradley
- Danny Bakewell Sr.
- Soon Ja Du
- Daryl Gates
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is LA 92 about?
- An immersive archival chronicle of the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the racial tensions, police violence, and institutional failures surrounding them.
- What is LA 92 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of LA 92 as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is LA 92 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in LA 92 as graphic.
- What did critics think of LA 92?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful, meticulously assembled, and emotionally immersive account of the 1992 Los Angeles unrest, with its archival approach earning especially strong praise.
- Which films are like LA 92?
- Films with a similar feel include O.J.: Made in America, Eyes on the Prize, Whose Streets?, and 13th.
- How long is LA 92?
- LA 92 runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch LA 92?
- In United States, LA 92 is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
