Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

  • Released: 2021-02-12
  • Runtime: 126 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Stars: Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Dominique Thorne, Martin Sheen, Amari Cheatom, Ian Duff, Caleb Eberhardt, Robert Longstreet, Nick Fink, Nicholas Velez, Terayle Hill, Graham Lutes, Khris Davis, Amber Chardae Robinson, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, James Udom, Jermaine Fowler, Chris Hahn, Raymond Seay, Linda D Gaines
  • Director: Shaka King
 Comments
  • dex951 - 6 January 2023
    Revolutionary
    "I'am a revolutionary!!! I'am a revolutionary!!! I'am a revolutionary!!!" - The Black Panther Party.

    At one point in time the Panthers were categorized as domestic terrorist by there own government. They were hunted by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. I've read that many of them got away and fled to Africa while others were murdered etc. Its dope to see Hollywood taking an interest in this movement! As millennial's we often forget that not too long ago America was a very different place. Sheeeit, you think Trump's 4 years in office was bad??? Lol Imagine decade's of injustice/hatred. I give thanks to people like The Black Panthers for their courage to fight the system.
  • krishnan357-33-782579 - 8 June 2022
    Goes how you expect if you've read history with excellent performances
    I thought the trailer for this movie was amazing. Watching Daniel Kaluuya deliver his lines was amazing.

    Thankfully, the movie is streaming on Prime. The movie goes pretty much how you would expect if you've read what happened.

    The performances from the 2 leads were great. Bill's doubts and hesitation were portrayed very well. But he never came across as being nineteen which was his age at the time of the assassination.

    I only found out that he committed suicide at the end of the movie. It was shocking to read about police officers in America being able to break into a person's home and execute him.

    Overall, it was a well made movie with amazing performances.