American History X

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1998 PG-13 1h 59m
8.3 /10
12.4K
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American History X
American History X
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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

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GenerationofSwine
4 Dec 2025

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because...

GenerationofSwine
4 Dec 2025

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because...

GenerationofSwine
4 Dec 2025

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because...

GenerationofSwine
4 Dec 2025

You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because...

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