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First Time Felon
“There's his way or the hard way. One guard. One inmate. One chance for redemption.”
69%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
First Time Felon (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of First Time Felon (1997) — a movie tagged as Drama with heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better … Our models also surface themes such as redemption and ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate First Time Felon 69% (20 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 20 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-09-06
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 50296
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What is First Time Felon about?
Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for First Time Felon?
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How long is the movie First Time Felon?
The official runtime for First Time Felon is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Omar Epps
Greg Yance
Delroy Lindo
Calhoun
Rachel Ticotin
McBride
Treach
Tyrone (as Treach)
Justin Pierce
Eddie
Lucinda Jenney
Sharon
- R
Robin Michelle McClamb
Greg's Mother (as Robin Vaughn)
Tom Nowicki
Hogan
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Laverne
Jo D. Jonz
Pookie
Badja Djola
Disciple Leader
William Forsythe
Sorley
- K
Kristen Jones
Crystal
- B
Byron Altman
Pookie's Killer
- E
Ed Grady
Johnny the Farmer
Deborah Hobart
Annie Hill
Gary Anthony Williams
Wallace
Sahr Ngaujah
Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
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