The Hate U Give

2018 · directed by George Tillman Jr.

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

The Hate U Give (2018), directed by George Tillman Jr., rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Amandla Stenberg
• Regina Hall
• Russell Hornsby
• KJ Apa
• Common
• Anthony Mackie
• Algee Smith
• Lamar Johnson
• Issa Rae
• Sabrina Carpenter

Crew

• Mihai Malaimare Jr. — Director of Photography
• Alex Blatt — Editor
• Craig Hayes — Editor
• Dustin O'Halloran — Original Music Composer
• Audrey Wells — Screenplay

More from George Tillman Jr.

1. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013) — 73/100
2. Soul Food (1997) — 70/100
3. Men of Honor (2000) — 64/100
4. Notorious (2009) — 64/100
5. Big George Foreman (2023) — 61/100
6. The Longest Ride (2015) — 57/100

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