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American History X

American History X

8,3 /10 (12,551 Votes)
1998 EN 119 min

Overview

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

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Release date

01/07/1998

Votes

12,551

Popularity

11.2

Some legacies must end.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

119 min

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$23,900,000

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Derek

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Danny

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Doris

Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Lien

Davina

Ethan Suplee

Ethan Suplee

Seth

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Stacey

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Sweeney

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Murray

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Cameron

William Russ

William Russ

Dennis

Guy Torry

Guy Torry

Lamont

Joe Cortese

Joe Cortese

Rasmussen

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Jason Bose Smith

Little Henry

Antonio David Lyons

Antonio David Lyons

Lawrence

Alex Sol

Alex Sol

Mitch McCormick

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Chris

Giuseppe Andrews

Giuseppe Andrews

Jason

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Michelle Christine White

Lizzy

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Jonathan Fowler Jr.

Jerome

Christopher Masterson

Christopher Masterson

Daryl Dawson

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Nicholas R. Oleson

Huge Aryan

Jordan Marder

Jordan Marder

Curtis

Paul Le Mat

Paul Le Mat

McMahon

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Thomas L. Bellissimo

Cop #2

Cherish Lee

Cherish Lee

Kammi

Sam Vlahos

Sam Vlahos

Dr. Aguilar

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Tara Blanchard

Ally Vinyard

Anne Lambton

Anne Lambton

Cassandra

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Steve Wolford

Reporter

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Richard Noyce

Desk Sergeant

Danso Gordon

Danso Gordon

Buddy #1

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Randy

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David Basulto

Guard

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Alexis Rose Coen

Young Ally

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Kiante Elam

Lawrence's Partner

Paul Hopkins

Paul Hopkins

Student

Keith Odett

Keith Odett

Random Skinhead

Paul E. Short

Paul E. Short

Stocky Buddy

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Nigel Miguel

Basketball Player

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Darrell Britt

White Supremicist (uncredited)

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Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter

Skinhead (uncredited)

Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston

Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston

Prison Gang Leader (uncredited)

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John Embry

Parking Lot Skinhead (uncredited)

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Maximillian Kesmodel

Young Danny Vinyard (uncredited)

Allie Moss

Allie Moss

Skinhead Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Barbie Marie

Student (uncredited)

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Selwyn Ward

Student Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)

Sam Sarpong

Sam Sarpong

Jail Inmate (uncredited)

Denney Pierce

Denney Pierce

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

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Glendon Rich

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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tmdb15435519

2021-04-15

⭐ 9

Despite having a somewhat weak cast, this is an incredibly poignant drama of one man's struggle to live a new life. Probably too violent and close-to-home for some.

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Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

2023-04-16

⭐ 5

There's really no point to the movie. Just a lot of violence. That's pretty much it.

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2025-12-04

⭐ 1

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on the losing side tries to steal the car of one of the skinheads. And then the skinhead goes to jail for killing him. Then we have a flashback where the skinhead argues that Affirmative Action policie…

Read full review →
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2025-12-04

⭐ 1

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on the losing side tries to steal the car of one of the skinheads. And then the skinhead goes to jail for killing him. Then we have a flashback where the skinhead argues that Affirmative Action policie…

Read full review →
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2025-12-04

⭐ 1

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on the losing side tries to steal the car of one of the skinheads. And then the skinhead goes to jail for killing him. Then we have a flashback where the skinhead argues that Affirmative Action policie…

Read full review →
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2025-12-04

⭐ 1

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on the losing side tries to steal the car of one of the skinheads. And then the skinhead goes to jail for killing him. Then we have a flashback where the skinhead argues that Affirmative Action policie…

Read full review →
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2025-12-04

⭐ 1

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on the losing side tries to steal the car of one of the skinheads. And then the skinhead goes to jail for killing him. Then we have a flashback where the skinhead argues that Affirmative Action policie…

Read full review →