The Corner (2000)★ 8.5/10
- Crime
- Drama
Directed by: Charles S. Dutton
Written by: Ed Burns, David Mills, David Simon
Chronicles a West Baltimore family living in poverty on the front lines of America's drug war.
- Original title
- The Corner
- Storyline
- Gary, Fran and their teenage son DeAndre live in the slums of West Baltimore. They used to have a normal suburban family life, until Gary and Fran started taking drugs. Now Gary and Fran are estranged and their existence is day-to-day, hand-to-mouth, doing anything to satisfy their addiction. DeAndre has a chance, through getting his head down and staying in school, of escaping the abject poverty his parents live in, but he has his own problems. He is lured into become a drug dealer, making his living on the corner.
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 · 6,079
- Companies
- Blown Deadline Productions, HBO Films, Knee Deep Productions, Home Box Office (HBO), Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
- Release dates
- US April 16, 2000
- FR April 21, 2001
- SE February 23, 2007
- ES February 5, 2012