Superfly

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Superfly
When a young but experienced coke dealer in Atlanta realizes it’s time to get out of the trade, he risks it all on one last score. Double-crossing his mentor, he heads to Mexico to connect with the cartel that serves as the source of his product. The film is a remake of the 1972 film with the same title.

116 minutes.
No persons under 18 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Violence, Drug abuse).
Action, Crime, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Michael Kenneth Williams, Lex Scott Davis, Jennifer Morrison, Kaalan Walker, Esai Morales, Andrea Londo
Director
Director X.
ScreenplayAlex Tse, based on the screenplay by Phillip Fenty
MusicJosh Atchely
CinematographyAmir Mokri
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2018
Produced byColumbia Pictures, Silver Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment

IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreCrime thriller
LanguageFrequent, very strong impact, normalised, derogatory, demeaning.
NudityModerate impact, infrequent, sexual context.
SexNone (sic)
ViolenceFrequent, gory, strong impact.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: RestrictedRated R for violence and language throughout, strong sexuality, nudity, and drug content
Runtime116
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
5
Smoking
4
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
3
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
3
Music (Inappropriate)
5
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
17 +
Positive messages
0
Positive role models
0
Violence
4
Sex
5
Language
5
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
4

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Kristin Page-Kirby quote icon'Superfly' buzzes with ghetto clichés.
5
24.com
Jake Coyle
10
Metacritic.com
30 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
75 critics
11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconSuperfly updates the blaxploitation original with a stylish remake that’s short on social subtext, but still exciting and visually arresting enough to offer its own slickly staged action rewards.
10
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
11
CommonSenseMedia
Jeffrey M. Anderson quote iconlaxploitation remake is a mixed bag; drugs, sex, swearing.
5

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
18 users
12
Rottentomatoes users
571 users
11
IMDB
1239 Netizens
10
The Movie DB
Community
13

Average .. 49%

10

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