The Central Park Five (2012)

7.0/10 • 119 min • Documentary

Overview

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Cast

Antron McCray

Kevin Richardson

Yusef Salaam

Raymond Santana

Kharey Wise

Matias Reyes

Self (archive footage)

Jim Dwyer

Self - New York Times

Angela Black

Self - Kevin's Sister

Ed Koch

Self

David Dinkins

Self - Former Mayor, New York

Recommendations

O.J.: Made in America

Looking for Richard

Deliver Us from Evil

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

Concert for George

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Puff: Wonders of the Reef