Directed by:
Kathryn BigelowScreenplay:
Mark BoalCinematography:
Barry AckroydComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, Kaitlyn Dever, John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Kathryn Bigelow directs this crime drama which focuses on the 1967 Detroit riot and the subsequent Algiers Motel Incident. When police raid an unlicensed bar on Detroit's 12th Street their overzealous handling of the bar's African-American patrons sparks a violent retaliation from the large crowd of angry observers. The disturbance quickly escalates into days of looting, rioting and widespread violence across the city, overwhelming the Detroit police force and leading to the Michigan State Police and National Guard being called in to quell the trouble. As acts of violence continue to erupt across the city, officers respond to reports of fired gunshots at the Algiers Motel, where many have sought refuge from the riots. The cast includes John Boyega, Will Poulter, Kaitlyn Dever, John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie. (Entertainment One)
(more)Cast
![John Boyega](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/319/164319049_92eead.jpg)
John Boyega
UK
Best movies:
Small Axe (2020) (series)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Detroit (2017)
![Will Poulter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723554_55eba3.jpg)
Will Poulter
UK
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
The Revenant (2015)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
![Algee Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/706/163706769_2b4339.jpg)
Algee Smith
USA
Best movies:
Detroit (2017)
Shooting Stars (2023)
The Hate U Give (2018)
![Jacob Latimore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/105/166105104_d5e3fb.jpg)
Jacob Latimore
USA
Best movies:
Collateral Beauty (2016)
Detroit (2017)
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)
![Jason Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011816_2b9742.jpg)
Jason Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Scarborn (2023)
Mudbound (2017)
![Hannah Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/964/163964897_130aaa.jpg)
Hannah Murray
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Little Glory (2011)
Womb (2010)
![Jack Reynor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/981/163981232_078f34.png)
Jack Reynor
USA
Best movies:
Sing Street (2016)
The Peripheral (2022) (series)
Cherry (2021)
![Kaitlyn Dever](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748099_e01913.jpg)
Kaitlyn Dever
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Short Term 12 (2013)
Men, Women & Children (2014)
![John Krasinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316115_46fee3.jpg)
John Krasinski
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
![Anthony Mackie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282877_e03f9d.png)
Anthony Mackie
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Tyler James Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/024/163024609_35f8b4.jpg)
Tyler James Williams
USA
Best movies:
Two for the Money (2005)
Detroit (2017)
The Ant Bully (2006)
![Laz Alonso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274893_c53406.jpg)
Laz Alonso
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Avatar (2009)
Constantine (2005)
![Malcolm David Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/463/164463756_5c2db7.jpg)
Malcolm David Kelley
USA
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Detroit (2017)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
![Jeremy Strong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932839_058ad9.jpg)
Jeremy Strong
USA
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Judge (2014)
Joseph David-Jones
Best movies:
Detroit (2017)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Allegiant (2016)
![Chris Chalk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/181/158181612_981b9f.jpg)
Chris Chalk
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rent (2005)
Leon Thomas III
USA
Best movies:
August Rush (2007)
Detroit (2017)
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
![Glenn Fitzgerald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312402_6ee5b2.jpg)
Glenn Fitzgerald
USA
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Finding Forrester (2000)
![Jade Yorker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274495_d97539.jpg)
Jade Yorker
USA
Best movies:
He Got Game (1998)
Music of the Heart (1999)
Detroit (2017)