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Movie

Light It Up

1999 · R · 1h 39m

Directed by Craig Bolotin

6.6

TMDB audience score
42 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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  • Gaia Amazon Channel

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  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

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Cast

  • Usher
    Lester Dewitt

  • Vanessa Williams
    Audrey McDonald

  • Forest Whitaker
    Officer Dante Jackson

  • Rosario Dawson
    Stephanie Williams

  • Robert Ri'chard
    Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone

  • Judd Nelson
    Ken Knowles

  • Fredro Starr
    Rodney J. Templeton

  • Sara Gilbert
    Lynn Sabatini

  • Clifton Collins Jr.
    Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

  • Glynn Turman
    Principal Allan Armstrong

  • Vic Polizos
    Capt. Monroe

  • Dale Rivera
    Security Guard (Bob)

  • Sue Simmons
    WNBC Anchor

  • LeShay N. Tomlinson
    Student

  • Adam Gifford
    Cop #2

  • Eriq F. Prince
    Security Officer

  • Marvin Nelson
    SWAT Team Member

  • Donna Hanover
    Fox News Anchor