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Always Outnumbered
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Always Outnumbered

1998-03-21 · 104 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · TV Movie

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.

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Directors
Michael Apted
Production companies
Palomar Pictures, HBO
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Laurence FishburneLaurence FishburneSocrates Fortlow
Daniel WilliamsDarryl
Bill CobbsBill CobbsRight Burke
Natalie ColeNatalie ColeIula Brown
Laurie MetcalfLaurie MetcalfHalley Grimes
Cicely TysonCicely TysonLuvia
Bridgid CoulterBridgid CoulterCorina M'Shalla
Bill NunnBill NunnHoward M'Shalla
Isaiah WashingtonIsaiah WashingtonWilfred
Bill DukeBill DukeBlackbird Wills
Kevin CarrollKevin CarrollPegus
Jamaal CarterPhillip
John Toles-BeyJohn Toles-BeyStoney Wiley
Brooke Marie BridgesWinnie M'Shalla
John GaviganMr. Keene
Sammi RotibiSammi RotibiMarlow Bitta
Art EvansArt EvansMarkham Peale
Danny GoldringDanny GoldringParker
Dan MartinDan MartinWeems
Paula Jai ParkerPaula Jai ParkerMelodie

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