The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.
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1999★ 6.5
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2002★ 6.3
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2019★ 6.4
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Sovereign
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Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.
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2020★ 6.8
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1997★ 6.5
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2021★ 6.0
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2018★ 5.8
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Seberg
2019★ 5.9
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