The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, and his experiences on the last day of his life, before he was fatally shot by BART Police in the early morning hours of New Year';s Day 2009.
21 September 1987, Oakland, California, USA
21 April 1976, Hayward, California, USA
25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
14 January 1974, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
14 July 1978, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 21, 2017
Michael B. Jordon honed his talent on series like The Wire and Friday Night Lights. His performance seems natural but that doesn't mean it was easy to achieve. It's subtle, deep and fiery.
December 10, 2013
Writer-director Ryan Coogler's [film is an] assured and evenhanded debut.
September 22, 2013
It's an unflinching, 360-degree character portrait.
December 10, 2013
Michael B. Jordan is simply brilliant in his portrayal of Grant, whom Coogler presents as a generally happy, if complex and somewhat troubled young man.
July 26, 2013
It's hard not to watch Fruitvale Station with a coiled dread... Yet, Coogler's greatest achievement may be in reminding us that Grant was a work in progress with people who loved him in spite of his flaws and because of his hopes.
April 28, 2015
It's a gentle film, with deep reservoirs of empathy and understanding. And so terribly sad.
November 07, 2014
As well as being a superb piece of filmmaking and writing that tells an important story of what happened, it's also a thought-provoking tribute to what could have been.
April 06, 2016
Ryan Coogler's film is very sad and will make you cry, and maybe that's a good thing. I acknowledge it's important to devote time and care to such portrayals of abuse and injustice, and Coogler has certainly done that.
April 10, 2016
Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer are particularly good in the film.
October 10, 2014
[Fruitvale Station] has a profound emotional impact by keeping things simple.
December 10, 2013
The intimacy of debut writer-director Ryan Coogler's approach to the film and the no-frills, believably real quality of the main performances combine to drive the senselessness of Oscar's killing home with visceral impact.
July 26, 2013
You wonder if Coogler would have felt freer had Grant somehow lived that night, if the director weren't put in a position where he felt the need to honor the dead by bringing him to dramatic life. But he believes in his ambition.
