Cadence (1990)

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Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in.

As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.

• Released: 1990-11-16
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 115 votes

Directed by Martin Sheen.

Top cast

• Charlie Sheen as Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
• Martin Sheen as MSgt. Otis V. McKinney
• Laurence Fishburne as Roosevelt Stokes
• Blu Mankuma as Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
• Michael Beach as Edward James Webb
• Harry Stewart as Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane
• James Marshall as Cpl. Harold Lamar
• Ramon Estevez as Cpl. Gerald Gessner
• Lochlyn Munro as Bartender
• Matt Clark as Bean Sr.

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Cadence

• United States: stream on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, YouTube Free, Plex, Tubi TV; 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: rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube

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