‘Powerful masterpiece’ based on incredible true story is on Netflix (Image: UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
Netflix is currently streaming one of the most critically acclaimed films of the previous decade from one of Hollywood’s premier filmmakers.
Based on an incredible true story of resilience in the face of racial discrimination in 1970s America, BlackKklansman is widely considered one of director Spike Lee’s greatest films.
John David Washington stars as real-life police officer Ron Stallworth, who becomes the first Black officer to be hired by the Colorado Springs Police Department.
After facing relentless bullying from his racist colleagues, Stallworth becomes a detective and teams with his Jewish co-worker Flip Zimmerman (played by Adam Driver) to infiltrate a local division of the Ku Klux Klan. While Stallworth poses as a white member on the phone, Zimmerman attends meetings in person to take down the hate group from within its ranks.
BlackKklansman was originally released in 2018 and received rave reviews and considerable awards buzz, including nominations for Best Picture and Best Director at the Academy Awards, and scoring a win for Best Adapted Screenplay.
One of Spike Lee’s greatest films is now on Netflix (Image: UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
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Fans have continued to adore this eye-opening historical drama over the subsequent years, thanks to its combination of stellar performances, sharp humour and white-knuckle tension.
One Letterboxd reviewer wrote at the time of release: “The film of the year. A powerful, horrifying & scathingly funny masterpiece.”
Another user raved: “Absolutely haunting, Spike Lee does not hold back and nor should he.”
“Overall, BlacKkKlansman is an entertaining, hilarious, powerful and just all around an amazing film that tackles its messages extremely well,” someone else wrote in a five-star review.
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“The direction from Lee is incredible and as my first film I’ve watched [by] him he killed it and I’m excited to see the rest of his stuff. The performances are also excellent, especially from Driver & Washington and yeah I would highly recommend checking this one out!”
Gushing reviews continued on IMDb, where someone gave BlackKklansman 10/10 and said: “Thank you, Spike Lee. Your film should be required viewing for ages 0 to 100 and not just by Americans.
“Any American history teacher on the planet should urge his/her students to open their eyes, ears, minds and hearts and learn from your masterpiece.”
Another fan wrote: “Perfect blend of humor and drama to tell this incredibly important story. Racism is so stupid. The last 5 minutes is a nice reminder of where we’re at as a nation unfortunately.”
Fans have called it a « powerful » indictment of prejudice (Image: UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
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And a final review shared: “Too often true stories drag out the story line with clutter of facts. Not so here. The pace kept us involved to the end.
“Lee and [producer Jordan] Peele provide a troubling reminder of the past and a cautionary tale of the present. Many in our theater laughed, cheered and left humbled and disturbed. Powerful movie.”
Whether you’re seeing it for the very first time or want to revisit one of the best film releases of the past 10 years, make sure BlackKklansman makes it onto your Netflix watchlist soon.
BlackKklansman is available to stream on Netflix.
