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NotoriousOverview and Synopsis

  • Notorious
  • Opened January 16, 2009 | Runtime:2 hr. 2 min.
  • R
    pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity and for drug use
  • Centers on the life of murdered rapper Notorious B.I.G, from his beginnings as a Brooklyn crack dealer to East Coast hip-hop sensation.
  • Cast: Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith
  • Director: George Tillman, Jr.
  • Genres: Musical Drama, Biopic [feature], Drama

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  • Derek Luke as Sean Combs and Jamal Woolard in "Notorious."
  • Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G. in "Notorious."
  • Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G. in "Notorious."

Notorious Special Event Photos

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  • Naturi Naughton and Jamal Woolard at the New York premiere of "Notorious."
  • Jamal Woolard at the New York premiere of "Notorious."
  • Derek Luke and Jamal Woolard at the after party of the New York premiere of "Notorious."

Notorious Recent Fan Reviews

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  • Excellent
    by bushwig

    this movie answered a lot of questions for me. it really portrayed biggie well....Read More

  • Why?
    by DorothyBelle

    Do we really need another movie about a gangbanger looser that got killed? Then our theaters would be tied up with worthless movies cuz those loosers keep killing each other off....Read More

  • great biopic
    by redyeah

    As far as biopics go, this one went very well. The characters for the most part were true to their real life counterparts. Biggie was given justice as the performance goes. The only thing keeping me...Read More

  • Notorious
    by firefate1

    This movie touchs a nerve as far as rappers are concerned and will remain a tribute to a gifted person that left way to soon....Read More

Notorious Critic Reviews

  • "The camera is used to powerful effect...making this very, very long film about the rapper's very short life worth the effort." Los Angeles Times

    - Betsy Sharkey

  • "It looks good, and facets of it shine, but behind the gilded facade there's not much there." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...a sense of doom never really permeates Notorious, which is far more concerned with one artist's development, demons and self-realization." Variety

    - John Anderson

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