Crooklyn (1994)

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A new look at the old neighborhood.

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.

• Released: 1994-05-13
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 167 votes

Directed by Spike Lee.

Top cast

• Alfre Woodard as Carolyn Carmichael
• Delroy Lindo as Woody Carmichael
• David Patrick Kelly as Tony Eyes / Jim
• Zelda Harris as Troy Carmichael
• Carlton Williams as Clinton Carmichael
• Sharif Rashed as Wendell Carmichael
• Tse-Mach Washington as Joseph Carmichael
• Christopher Knowings as Nate Carmichael
• José Zúñiga as Tommy La La
• Isaiah Washington as Vic Powell

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Crooklyn

• 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: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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