Blindspotting

What Do You See?.

A young man must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend work as movers and are forced to watch their old neighbourhood become a trendy spot in the rapidly gentrifying Bay Area. When a life-altering event causes him to miss his mandatory curfew, the two men struggle to maintain their friendship as the changing social landscape exposes their differences. Explores the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland.

95 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Prejudice, Drug abuse).
Comedy, Crime, Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Okay, we’ll have to share a packet of chips.

Credits

Cast	Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kevin Carroll, Nyambi Nyambi
Director	Carlos López Estrada
Screenplay	Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs
Music	Michael Yezerski
Cinematography	Robby Baumgartner
Editing	Gabriel Fleming
Sound formats	Dolby Atmos
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2018
Produced by	Foley Walkers Studio, Snoot Entertainment

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

Genre	Dramedy
Language	Strong, frequent, justified by context. Sometimes demeaning, includes words and language derogatory to women, and also with sexual undertones.
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong, fairly frequent, realistic, graphic images, physical and emtional violence, disapproved of.
Prejudice	Moderate, fairly frequent, thematic, justified by context and strongly disapproved of.
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for language throughout, some brutal violence, sexual references and drug use.
Runtime	95
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	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
24.com Ethan van Diemen If you’re looking for gritty, raw drama with a healthy dose of comic relief, look no further than this rap-spitting, punch-throwing, joke-cracking, cinematic ode to street philosophy.	20
ScreenIt Jim Judy Showcasing that people only see what they want to see rather than the entirety of what’s in front of them (thus the film’s title), Blindspotting might just open a lot of eyes about life in the inner city.	15
Metacritic.com 41 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 144 critics	16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer As timely as it is overall impactful, Blindspotting blends buddy comedy with seething social commentary, and rises on the strength of Daveed Diggs’ powerful performance.	19
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	16
CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Smart, thoughtful dramedy explores race and violence.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 35 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 1419 users	16
IMDB 7995 Netizens	15
The Movie DB Community	16
Average .. 81%	16