
The Drop(2014)
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.


“Falsely accused. Wrongfully convicted. Never defeated.”
An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.

Aldis Hodge
Brian Banks

Greg Kinnear
Justin Brooks

Tiffany Dupont
Alissa Bjerkhoel

Sherri Shepherd
Leomia

Melanie Liburd
Karina

Dorian Missick
Mick Randolph

Xosha Roquemore
Kennisha Rice

Matt Battaglia
Pete Carroll

Jose Miguel Vasquez
District Attorney Mateo

Morgan Freeman
Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
Brian Banks is a drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of sports, biography, unassuming, vindictive, wistful, intimate. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it stars Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Tiffany Dupont. An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.
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