Crooklyn
A new look at the old neighborhood.
1994 • 114 min • Comedy · Drama
Synopsis
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 68 Audience · 166 · 100%
This semi-autobiographical film from Spike Lee portrays a lively 1970s Brooklyn family with five children, led by a schoolteacher mom and a jazz musician dad. It’s a warm, sometimes turbulent, look at childhood and family life.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some strong language and racial slurs
- Discussion of illness and death of a parent
- Smoking and drinking are present
What it models well
- Family bonds
- Resilience
- Creativity
Talk about it after
- Growing up in a different era
- Family dynamics and disagreements
- Coping with loss and change
Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Crooklyn. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.
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Top billed cast
Director: Spike Lee • Crew: Cinqué Lee, Joie Lee, Joie Lee, Spike Lee
Alfre Woodard
Carolyn Carmichael
Delroy Lindo
Woody Carmichael
David Patrick Kelly
Tony Eyes / Jim
Zelda Harris
Troy Carmichael
- C
Carlton Williams
Clinton Carmichael
Sharif Rashed
Wendell Carmichael
Tse-Mach Washington
Joseph Carmichael
Christopher Knowings
Nate Carmichael
José Zúñiga
Tommy La La
Isaiah Washington
Vic Powell
Trailers & clips
'Crooklyn' | Spike Lee & A.O. Scott | One Film, One New York
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (166)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $13,640,000
- IMDb
- tt0109504
- Official site
- www.40acres.com