Judas and the Black Messiah

Released Date
February 12, 2021
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$5,446,607 + $1,348,748 = $6,795,355
35
Daniel Kaluuya

as Fred Hampton

32
Lakeith Stanfield

as William O'Neal

83
Martin Sheen

as J. Edgar Hoover

36
Jesse Plemons

as Roy Mitchell

28
Ashton Sanders

as Jimmy Palmer

29
Dominique Fishback

as Deborah Johnson

About Judas and the Black Messiah

Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.

About

A man goes undercover to infiltrate the Black Panther Party in Illinois. He is offered a plea deal from the FBI in exchange for information on Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton. The film was directed by Shaka King.

Trivia

The movie's screenplay was written by Shaka King and Will Berson. Original music was composed by Mark Isham and Craig Harris.