Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Slam end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Slam easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Slam

Name: Slam
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone, Lawrence Wilson, Beau Sia

Words make sense of a world that won't.

Directed by Marc Levin

Produced by Off Line Entertainment Group

1998104 min6.9 / 10

A redemptive drama about a young poet finding voice and identity through creative expression while imprisoned, navigating systemic injustice with the help of mentorship and human connection.

Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Conscience Against the System Survival

Genres

Drama

Keywords

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Questions people ask

Is Slam sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Slam end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is Slam easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Slam violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Slam scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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