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Richard T. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, De'aundre Bonds, Melissa DeSousa, Bill Nunn ... see more see more... , Clifton Powell , Master P , Joe Torry , Anna Maria Horsford , Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones , Chrystale Wilson , Mike Butters , Paulette Braxton , A.J. Styles , Booker T , Christian Cage , Kurt Angle , Samoa Joe , Melissa De Sousa

A prison drama centering on the travails of three friends unjustly imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit, Lockdown opens with Avery (Richard T. Jones), a talented young swimmer who desperately wan... read more read more...ts to free himself, his wife Krista (Melissa De Sousa), and their infant son from life in the projects of Albuquerque, NM. Avery's future seems bright when, after winning a regional swimming competition, he is approached by Charles Pierce (Bill Nunn), a talent scout who takes an interest in the young man's athletic promise. Unfortunately, Avery's dreams quickly disintegrate when he and his pals Cashmere (Gabriel Casseus) and Dre (De'Aundre Bonds) are pulled over by cops one night and framed for a robbery/murder they didn't commit. Faster than you can say "blatant miscarriage of justice," Avery, Cashmere, and Dre land in the slammer, where they are separated and forced to fend for themselves. Avery ends by getting a valuable prison education from his Ralph Ellison-quoting cellmate Malachi (Clifton Powell), while Cashmere quickly becomes part of the African-American gang network operating under the leadership of Clean Up (rapper Master P, whose No Limit Films produced the film). Dre, meanwhile, meets the worst fate of the three, resorting to heroin after he's gang-raped by a group of Nazi thugs. On the outside, Krista and Pierce work tirelessly to free the trio from prison. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: John Luessenhop

Release Date: June 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: April 29, 2003

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  • clooneyfan
    December 12, 2007
    clooneyfan
    This movie is about an innocent group of guys who get framed for murder and try to survive the jail experience. Rough stuff.
  • pourinxdahen4him
    July 29, 2007
    pourinxdahen4him
    This is a good movie..shows a lot about prison and how it is foreal, and how people try ta pin murder or somethin on someone else its one of my favorite
  • shiness09
    February 16, 2007
    shiness09
    this movie whz great, it teaches u a gud lesson about hanging around the wrong people at the wrong time

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Tom Long
February 14, 2003
Tom Long, Detroit News

Despite a low budget and predictable story line, Lockdown has undeniable power to it, fired by some fine performances and a terrifying portrayal of prison life that rings disturbingly true. Full Review

Stephen Hunter
February 14, 2003
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

What makes the movie memorable is its authenticity. Full Review

Desson Thomson
February 14, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Doesn't tell you much about prison life that the movies ... haven't told you already.

Terry Lawson
February 14, 2003
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

Benefits from authenticity, sincerity and an honest sense of outrage.

Steve Murray
February 13, 2003
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Though over-the-top and simplistic, the film has a punchy B-movie grit and gusto. Full Review

Prairie Miller
February 17, 2003
Prairie Miller, Long Island Press

Lockdown makes that excruciating and often terrifying ordeal of incarceration gut wrenching and palpable.

Ken Fox
February 14, 2003
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

[A] modest yet intermittently powerful film. Full Review

Cynthia Fuchs
February 14, 2003
Cynthia Fuchs, Nitrate Online

Melodramatic and sincere, Lockdown shows the penal system's corruptions sensationally, in ways that distinguish it from sensational prison flicks like Seagal's trippy Half Past Dead (2002) or Stallone... Full Review

Michael Dequina
January 3, 2003
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Here's hoping Richard T. Jones will get a chance to display his chops in a real movie sometime. Full Review

Dennis Harvey
June 6, 2008
Dennis Harvey, Variety

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