3 And 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets (2015)
94%RT Audience Score: 87%
Awards & Nominations: 3 wins & 7 nominations
3 And 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets tells a gut-wrenching story in overall gripping fashion — and wisely underplays its outrage, letting the details speak for themselves.
3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets” is a documentary that will leave you feeling a mix of emotions. From the heart-wrenching grief of Davis’s parents to the frustration of a justice system that fails to hold people accountable for their actions, this film packs a punch. But don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom. Director Marc Silver manages to balance the heavy subject matter with moments of hope and resilience. Overall, this documentary is a must-watch for anyone who wants to better understand the ongoing fight for racial justice in America.
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2015
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2017
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Ron Davis – Jordan Davis’ father
Michael Dunn
Russell Healey – Circuit Court Judge
John Guy – Asst. State Attorney
Cory Strolla – Defense Attorney
Director(s)
Marc Silver
Writer(s)
Marc Silver
Producer(s)
Carolyn Hepburn, Minette Nelson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 7 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (50) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (50)
The film finds its biggest strengths in the quiet moments with Davis’s parents as they attempt to move through the grief of losing their only child.
January 28, 2021
Nijla Mu’min
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
While “Justice for Jordan” may have been served, the words – and Davis’ story – are yet another reminder of a nation that remains fractured by inequality, desperately in need of change.
October 28, 2017 | Rating: A-
Anisha Jhaveri
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
While the documentary itself merely gives the audience a bird’s eye view of the courtroom narrative, it punctuates the point that is too often forgotten in these cases: It is Dunn who is on trial here, not Davis.
September 1, 2017 | Rating: B+
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
Cleanly presented and crisply framed, each image is shot with a respectfully detached gaze, from the talking heads to the twisting Floridian highways shot at golden hour. Sadly, this means that Silver’s treatment of the case feels overly forensic.
August 1, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
Simran Hans
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
We must not just simply remember, we must stand up and demand our humanity. If we don’t, we’ve let Jordan Davis down and after seeing, 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets that is the last thing that you will want to do.
April 12, 2017
Aramide Tinubu
Shadow and Act
TOP CRITIC
What the documentary the filmmakers have assembled is educational, eye opening, often emotional, sad and galvanizing.
March 7, 2017
Dwight Brown
National Newspaper Publishers Association
TOP CRITIC
There are no winners here, only losers, and by the end, everyone has lost far too much.
September 12, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
Marc Silver’s tautly edited film, as well as being a compelling real-life courtroom drama, offers some clarity about race and injustice in the pre-Trump era.
April 13, 2021 | Rating: B-plus
Liam Lacey
Original Cin
The nature of the injustice and the psychologies of his subjects are more than interesting enough to carry us through a full-length feature, and in recognizing that, he shows restraint.
March 13, 2019 | Rating: 7.5/10
Bernard Boo
Way Too Indie
The courtroom drama of 3 1/2 Minutes is as compelling as that of any narrative film.
March 7, 2019
Ren Jender
Bitch Flicks
HBO’s new documentary reminds us how deadly threat perception is for black people.
April 16, 2018
Kristal Brent Zook
The Nation
3 And 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets is a highly emotional documentary, one that clearly needed to be made.
December 7, 2016
Becky Kukla
Film Inquiry…
Plot
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying sneakers and talking to girls. With music blaring, one boy exits the car and enters the store, a quick stop for a soda and a pack of gum. A man and a woman pull up next to the boys in the station, making a stop for a bottle of wine. The woman enters the store and an argument breaks out when the driver of the second car asks the boys to turn the music down. 3 1/2 minutes and ten bullets later, one of the boys is dead. 3 1/2 MINUTES dissects the aftermath of this fatal encounter.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Jordan Davis’ parents, Lucia McBath and Ron Davis, as well as Michael Dunn, the man who shot and killed their son.
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