Dead Presidents
The only color that counts is green.
The only color that counts is green.
Action, Crime, Drama
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1995
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On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
119 min
Release date:
29 Sep 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$24,100,000
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Dead Presidents may eventually box itself into a narrative dead end, but its muscular engagement of weighty themes and explosive situations makes it a powerful drama.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Like those overreaching sophomore term papers we can all laugh at now, this disappointing film may free the Hughes brothers to move on to fresher, more inspired work.
– Caryn James,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
It's an overly ambitious effort that strains to work as a coming-of-age drama, a 1960s period piece and a searing comment on the way African American GIs went largely unappreciated for their war efforts.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
rotten:
What emerges is an uneasy blend of didacticism and juiced-up bloodletting (the brothers don't know when to stop with the exploding squibs) that bury the film's message and its good intentions.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
fresh:
Made with fluid skill and a passion for storytelling, its tale of how the Vietnam War and American society affect a black Marine remains accessible while confounding expectations.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb 2001