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Riot

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The city of Los Angeles is on edge, awaiting the verdict of the Rodney King trial. Jeffrey Lee (Dante Basco) is working at his family's liquor store in South Central. A boyfriend and girlfriend spend the afternoon at the local shopping mall. Turner Coates (Mario Van Peebles) returns to his childhood home to see his mother. And police officer Boomer (Luke Perry) is enjoying lunch with friends at a restaurant. When the verdict comes in, their lives will all be changed forever.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/22/2005
2/5
Rebecca Murray About.com 11/06/2003
0/5
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02/07/2009 Four interleaved stories on the day of the Rodney King riots. I cared about each one, with a sense of dread. See more 12/25/2008 Absolute phenomenal. Truly a great lesson to be learnt. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Galen Yuen

Director

Alex Munoz

Director

Richard DiLello

Director

David C. Johnson

Director

Dante Basco

Jeff Lee

Alexis Cruz

Carlos
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Movie Info

Synopsis The city of Los Angeles is on edge, awaiting the verdict of the Rodney King trial. Jeffrey Lee (Dante Basco) is working at his family's liquor store in South Central. A boyfriend and girlfriend spend the afternoon at the local shopping mall. Turner Coates (Mario Van Peebles) returns to his childhood home to see his mother. And police officer Boomer (Luke Perry) is enjoying lunch with friends at a restaurant. When the verdict comes in, their lives will all be changed forever.
Director
Galen Yuen, Alex Munoz, Richard DiLello, David C. Johnson
Producer
Shelly Glasser
Screenwriter
Galen Yuen, Richard DiLello, David C. Johnson
Production Co
Showtime Networks Inc.
Rating
R, TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 35m