The American crime drama follows high school student Derek Vinyard a neo-Nazi who is jailed for killing two black youth, but upon returning he plans to avoid the life marked by violence and racism.
8 April 1963, Belize City, British Honduras
May1979
2 October 1948, Evansville, Indiana, USA
6 January 1976, Bellflower, California, USA
15 November 1951, Columbus, Ohio, USA
24 August 1974, Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 May 1974, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 July 1954, London, England, UK
23 February 1966, Wisconsin, USA
3 August 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14 April 1955, USA
1996, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 August 1935, San Diego, California, USA
10 May 1980, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
18 August 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
7 February 1992, California, USA
22 September 1945, Rahway, New Jersey, USA
12 October 1976, Barberton, Ohio, USA
19 December 1975, London, England, UK
26 April 1962, South Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
4 January 1938, Dublin, Ireland
1973
May 16, 2012
American History X advocates that "those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it"? It's a powerful social document and should be part of your film watching curriculum.
October 07, 2002
The problem is that Kaye, who's used to selling cars on TV, shoots Derek the Hater as lovingly as he would a new Volkswagen.
April 12, 2002
What partly redeems American History X from its most preachy excesses -- and makes it worth seeing -- is a brilliant, career-high performance by actor Edward Norton.
August 19, 2011
Norton is an amazing actor, a hot-dog whose delight in transformation is infectious.
February 14, 2001
Though well-intentioned, turns out to be a simplistic and unconvincing look at a serious problem.
May 25, 2009
If didactic and overwrought at times, it's also powerful and persuasive. [Blu-ray]
April 16, 2009
...a violent film on a weighty topic...frank and honest, its characters, actions, and ideas compelling the viewer to look further and become involved.
December 14, 2010
This dark drama is not for kids.
August 19, 2011
A well-made, well-acted and often violent film that offers a compelling portrait of redemption and the destructive nature of racism.
July 23, 2007
Any idiot can make us wince at the ugliness of beatings and shootings.
June 24, 2006
Two things hold the interest: Norton's astounding performance, and a feeling for the male reality of reactionary working class environments.
January 01, 2000
This journey to unpleasantville is too often manipulative and strains to maintain tension.
