The Central Park Five

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EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!

by bnww

This is a must-see documentary about the real facts in the Central Park Jogger case. It's shameful how the NYPD and the Manhattan DA's office intentionally mishandled this case and the lives of...

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Leslie From Virginia

by davisfam

I wish I could rate this film. It is not playing anywhere near us. I am from LI and remember when this happened. Please open this movie up to be seen everywhere. Everyone wants to be able to see...

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A must see for any New Yorker who was alive in the 80's. The film brings back memories of how ruthless and corrupt New York City was and at times, still is to this day. Especially when you consider...

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NPR
| Mark Jenkins

Its greatest advantage over the book is that this is a story well-documented in moving pictures. In addition to recent interviews with the five, the filmmakers deftly marshal news footage, clips from the supposed confessions, and trenchant analysis. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

If the second hour or so isn't as strong as the first, it's because the filmmaking fails to rise to the injustice that's befallen its subjects since their exoneration. It can't, really. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

An unusually good documentary about an outlandish miscarriage of justice. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

The case transfixed a racially polarized New York City. The teens were labeled as a "wolf pack" by the news media, led by the New York tabloids. Read full review

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Yusef Salaam in "The Central Park Five."