crime thriller

Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime thriller film co-written, produced, and directed by Albert and Allen Hughes.

action-thriller

Dead Presidents is a 1995 action-thriller film.

a 1995 American crime film co-written

Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film co-written, produced and directed by the Hughes Brothers.

a 1995 American crime film written by Michael Henry Brown and also written, produced, and directed by the Hughes brothers (Albert and Allen Hughes), starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodriguez, N'Bushe Wright, and Bokeem Woodbine

Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film written by Michael Henry Brown and also written, produced, and directed by the Hughes brothers (Albert and Allen Hughes), starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodriguez, N'Bushe Wright, and Bokeem Woodbine.

an intriguing mix of social drama, war film and heist movie

Dead Presidents, their 1995 follow up to Menace, is another exercise in genre-hopping: an intriguing mix of social drama, war film and heist movie, but the transitions from one part to the next are fluid and, oddly, one part doesn’t feel like a messy jumble at all.

funk and soul

Dead Presidents—Since this movie is set during the Vietnam War, the soundtrack embodies R&B, funk and soul, and pays homage to some of the greatest entertainers (like Issac Hayes, Al Green and James Brown) of that era.

one of Gothic master Elfman's most confrontational works – a suitably tortured score that brilliantly captures the angry spirit of the Hughes Brothers film film accompanies

Dead Presidents is one of Gothic master Elfman's most confrontational works – a suitably tortured score that brilliantly captures the angry spirit of the Hughes Brothers film film accompanies.

R&B,

Dead Presidents—Since this movie is set during the Vietnam War, the soundtrack embodies R&B, funk and soul, and pays homage to some of the greatest entertainers (like Issac Hayes, Al Green and James Brown) of that era.

just romantic comedies, or a comedy where people would want to laugh and fall in love

Dead Presidents were just romantic comedies, or a comedy where people would want to laugh and fall in love.

hip-hop slang for money

'Dead presidents' is hip-hop slang for money (because, with the exceptions of Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin, those are the faces you see on dollar bills).

the death stories of our nation’s leaders

DEAD PRESIDENTS explores the death stories of our nation’s leaders—and the wild ways we choose to remember and memorialize them.

one of Gothic master Elfman's most confrontational works – a suitably tortured score that brilliantly captures the angry spirit of the Hughes Brothers film the angry spirit accompanies

Dead Presidents is one of Gothic master Elfman's most confrontational works – a suitably tortured score that brilliantly captures the angry spirit of the Hughes Brothers film the angry spirit accompanies.

a 1995 action thriller that highlights the long-term effects of war from a uniquely Black perspective

Co-produced, written, and directed by the Hughes brothers, Dead Presidents is a 1995 action thriller that highlights the long-term effects of war from a uniquely Black perspective.

an unusual mix of a nostalgic look back at the '70s and heist picture

Dead Presidents (which was directed by Albert and Allen Hughes when they were both in their early twenties) is an unusual mix of a nostalgic look back at the '70s and heist picture, and also offers an interesting African American perspective on the events of the Vietnam war.

a film that focuses on real life stories that can be something that many people deal with even until today

Dead Presidents is a film that focuses on real life stories that can be something that many people deal with even until today.

classic Crooked Coast,

Dead Presidents is classic Crooked Coast, a bouncy hip hop inspired pursuit of the root of all evil.

a must-see for fans of powerful character-driven dramas

Overall, Dead Presidents is a must-see for fans of powerful character-driven dramas.