The Hurricane (1999)

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His greatest fight was for justice.

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

• Released: 1999-09-17
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,572 votes

Directed by Norman Jewison.

Top cast

• Denzel Washington as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
• Vicellous Shannon as Lesra Martin
• Deborah Kara Unger as Lisa Peters
• Liev Schreiber as Sam Chaiton
• John Hannah as Terry
• Dan Hedaya as Della Pesca
• Debbi Morgan as Mae Thelma
• Clancy Brown as Lt. Jimmy Williams
• David Paymer as Myron Bedlock
• Harris Yulin as Leon Friedman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Hurricane

• United States: stream on Starz Apple TV channel; watch free on YouTube Free; 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 Amazon Prime Video, BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; 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
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand

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