American History X (1998)

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Some legacies must end.

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

• Released: 1998-07-01
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 59m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.3/10 from 13,121 votes

Directed by Tony Kaye.

Top cast

• Edward Norton as Derek
• Edward Furlong as Danny
• Beverly D'Angelo as Doris
• Jennifer Lien as Davina
• Ethan Suplee as Seth
• Fairuza Balk as Stacey
• Avery Brooks as Sweeney
• Elliott Gould as Murray
• Stacy Keach as Cameron
• William Russ as Dennis

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Where to watch American History X

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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