O.G. (2018)
Former prison gang leader Louis is nearing the end of his 24-year-sentence in maximum security prison when a new inmate shifts the balance of prison society. Louis must decide between protecting himself and getting involved in the brewing conflict while avoiding any suspicion from prison staff.
29 July 1972, Schenectady, New York, USA
27 November 1956, Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
4 June 1962, Pontiac, Michigan, USA
7 December 1965, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1 September 1981, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, USA
29 July 1949, West Point, New York, USA
23 January 1951, Detroit, Michigan, USA
16 May 1959, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
April 30, 2018
Jeffrey Wright... isn't often cast as a lead in a film, so this performance is a rare gem.
February 24, 2019
A strong character study with some behind-the-scenes baggage.
February 22, 2019
O.G. is an even-handed film in which the eruptions of violence in prison are not handled in a macho determination to be "edgy" or "gritty" or sensationalistic, and because of that it feels realistic.
February 20, 2019
O.G. is inevitably no more illuminating than any other narrative dramatization of prison life.
February 25, 2019
Can be a tad slow, a touch too simple, and even a little distracted from making a larger, more declarative point about modern incarceration. But by carving its own path through Louis...it's nothing short of original.
February 22, 2019
An A-plus character study, matched with an actor who is more than up for the challenge.
October 21, 2018
Jeffrey Wright's deep and full bodied performance is worth the ticket price.
February 22, 2019
The storyline is powerful and intense, but it's the way the real world seeps through the script and into the plot that makes this such an incredible film.
February 26, 2019
Wright's performance in O.G. is one of the more compelling ones we've seen this year, and the film itself lets viewers look at a view of prison life that's as realistic as anything we've seen.
