Norman JewisonCast
Denzel Washington Vicellous Shannon 
Deborah Kara Unger Liev Schreiber John Hannah 
Dan Hedaya
Credits
Written by: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Plot
The true story of the boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongly convicted of triple murder in 1966, and a Brooklyn teenager and Canadian activists who fought for his release, with Denzel Washington.
Sinekatalog’s take
A powerful true-story drama with a fine Denzel Washington.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (109,293 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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