Black Listed

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Black Listed
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Directed by Robert Townsend
Written byRobert Townsend
Produced by Graig Hutchison
StarringRobert Townsend
Cinematography Charles Mills
Production
company
Distributed by York Entertainment
Release date
  • January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Black Listed is a 2003 crime drama film directed by, and starring, Robert Townsend.

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Premise

Lawyer Alan Chambers (Robert Townsend) grows tired of watching criminals being released and takes it upon himself to create a list of criminals, he feels should be put to death. He sends it to his closest friends, only to find later that the killing has already begun without his involvement.

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