Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

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Life is a battle.

The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.

• Released: 2017-01-22
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 128 votes

Directed by Michael Larnell.

Top cast

• Chanté Adams as Roxanne Shanté
• Mahershala Ali as Cross
• Nia Long as Ms. Peggy
• Elvis Nolasco as Ray
• Shenell Edmonds as Ranita
• Adam Horovitz as Attorney Schwartz
• Germar Terrell Gardner as Antwan
• Terrence Shingler as Big John
• Nigel A. Fullerton as Biz
• Kristin Dodson as Classmate #1

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Roxanne Roxanne

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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