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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.3 / 100
1998·Drama / TV Movie·1h 44m

ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED

“In every man's soul hides a hero.”

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.

Above the Line
Michael Apted·DirectorJohn Bailey·Director of PhotographyMichael Franti·MusicRick Shaine·Editor
Cast
Laurence Fishburne·Socrates FortlowDaniel Williams·DarrylBill Cobbs·Right BurkeNatalie Cole·Iula BrownLaurie Metcalf·Halley GrimesCicely Tyson·LuviaBridgid Coulter·Corina M'ShallaBill Nunn·Howard M'ShallaIsaiah Washington·WilfredBill Duke·Blackbird Wills
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Michael Apted·Director
Camera· 2
John Bailey·Director of PhotographyR. Michael Stringer·Grip
Editing· 2
Rick Shaine·EditorLucyna Wojciechowski·First Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Michael Franti·MusicEric A. Norris·Sound Effects EditorJoshua Winget·Music EditorRobert Janiger·Sound EngineerGary Krause·Sound Effects EditorAdam Sawelson·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 4
Keith Brian Burns·Production DesignMike Wells·Construction CoordinatorKlexius Kolby·Makeup ArtistTomas Sallvin·Construction Foreman
Production· 12
Laurence Fishburne·Executive ProducerJonathon Ker·ProducerJeffrey Downer·ProducerJeanney Kim·ProducerWalter Mosley·Executive ProducerAnne-Marie Mackay·ProducerHelen McCusker·ProducerJane Nerlinger Evans·Executive In Charge Of ProductionJohn Brace·CastingSkot Bright·Executive In Charge Of ProductionKevin Halloran·Location ManagerKathy Edwards·Production Accountant
Other Departments· 3
Judith Blume·Post Production SupervisorJim Chesney·Transportation CoordinatorK-Bobby·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
73.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Always Outnumbered's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#A08C6B
#2E2A22
Mood
Serious, Determined, Hopeful
Composition
Centered
Era
90s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A sepia-toned movie poster features a dark-skinned man standing in the foreground, looking up and to the right. He is wearing a dark t-shirt, a plaid long-sleev”

Key Elements
Plaid ShirtWork Boots
Atmosphere
Warm, Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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