A boxer's fight for justice unfolds with earnest determination and a pervasive melancholy.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on a book.
Streaming on Starz and YouTube (free).
What we could confirm fits an R: strong violence and frequent strong language.
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The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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