American History X

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crime drama film drama film film

American History X is a 1998 American drama film that explores racism, neo-Nazism, and redemption through the story of a reformed white supremacist trying to prevent his younger brother from following the same violent path.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime drama film → drama film → film →
cinematography	Tony Kaye →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Tony Kaye →
distributedBy	New Line Cinema →
editedBy	Alan Heim → Geraldine Peroni →
genre	crime → drama → social problem film →
leadActorRole	Edward Furlong as Danny Vinyard → Edward Norton as Derek Vinyard →
mainCharacter	Danny Vinyard → Derek Vinyard →
musicBy	Anne Dudley →
narrativeDevice	nonlinear narrative →
notableFor	Edward Norton's Academy Award-nominated performance → depiction of white supremacist subculture →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	hate crimes → neo-Nazism → racism → redemption → white supremacy →
producer	John Morrissey →
productionCompany	New Line Cinema →
ratingMPAA	R →
releaseDate	1998-10-30 →
releaseYear	1998 →
runtimeMinutes	119 →
settingLocation	Venice Beach, Los Angeles →
starring	Avery Brooks → Beverly D'Angelo → Edward Furlong → Edward Norton → Elliott Gould → Ethan Suplee → Fairuza Balk → Guy Torry → Jennifer Lien → Stacy Keach → William Russ →
theme	consequences of hatred → family influence → possibility of change →
visualStyle	black-and-white sequences → color sequences →
writer	David McKenna →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Steve Tisch →	notableWork
Steve Tisch →	producerOf