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  1. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › straight_out_of_brooklynStraight Out of Brooklyn | Rotten Tomatoes

    When Dennis (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.), the oldest son of an impoverished family living in a Brooklyn housing project, decides to earn some quick money by robbing a drug dealer, he gets caught up in ...

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  2. play.google.com › store › moviesStraight Out of Brooklyn - Movies on Google Play

    R. Independent. When Dennis (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.), the oldest son of an impoverished family living in a Brooklyn housing project, decides to earn some quick money by robbing a drug dealer, he gets caught up in much more than he bargained for. The stolen briefcase is filled with thousands of dollars in cash. Despite his concern, Dennis intends ...

  3. www.allmovie.com › movie › straight-out-of-brooklyn-am29072Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991) - Matty Rich | Synopsis, Movie...

    Straight Out of Brooklyn is an 1991 independent film directed by Matty Rich in his directorial debut. The film is a story about Dennis (played by Larry Gilliard Jr.), an African-American teen living in a housing project with his sister, mother and abusive, alcoholic father.

  4. www.amazon.com › Straight-Out-Brooklyn-George-Odom › dpStraight Out of Brooklyn - amazon.com

    Oct 7, 2003 · This movie is a real to life example of the struggles of people in the projects of Brooklyn.The son decides to rob a dealer and take his money so the family can escape to a better life. Everything goes wrong when that happens,the ending is really shocking.The man who plays the father has some of the best acting i have ever seen,he is totally immersed in his character.

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  5. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 94072Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

    May 22, 1991 · A Special Jury Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival, this drama stars a then-19-year-old Matty Rich (who also wrote and directed it). Rich plays Larry, a troubled teen living in the rough Red Hook section of Brooklyn who decides he wants out and turns to crime to fund his escape. But his plan involves scamming the neighborhood's biggest drug kingpin, a heist that's dangerous at best.

  6. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleStraight Out of Brooklyn (1991) - Turner Classic Movies

    Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 30 - September 9, 1991. Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26 - May 9, 1991. Shown at Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah January 17-27, 1991. Directorial debut for 19-year-old Matty Rich. Received a Special Jury Recognition award at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

  7. mubi.com › en › usStraight Out of Brooklyn (1991) | MUBI

    Matty Rich’s Straight out of Brooklyn is an unflinching portrait of an African-American family struggling to survive in a Brooklyn housing project. Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema. See what’s playing