Crime / Drama /

Score: 80.9%( 2157 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Amandla Stenberg
Starr Carter

Regina Hall
Lisa Carter

Russell Hornsby
Maverick Carter

K.J. Apa
Chris Bryant

Common
Uncle Carlos

Anthony Mackie
King

Algee Smith
Khalil Harris

Lamar Johnson
Seven Carter

Issa Rae
April Ofrah

Sabrina Carpenter
Hailey Grant

TJ Wright
Sekani Carter

Dominique Fishback
Kenya

Megan Lawless
Maya Yang

Tony Vaughn
Mr. Lewis

Karan Kendrick
Iesha Robinson

Susan Santiago
Detective Gomez

Rayven Symone Ferrell
Denaisa Allen

Marcia Wright
Tammy

Drew Starkey
Brian MacIntosh

Dustin Lewis
DA Monroe

Rhonda Johnson Dents
Ms. Rosalie

Brian Lafontaine
Wilkes

Al Mitchell
Mr. Reuben

Iyana Halley
Bianca

Tanya Christiansen
Diane Carey

Andrene Ward-Hammond
Brenda Harris

Heaven Hightower
Natasha

Myles Alexander Evans
Chance

Kai N. Ture
Young Starr Carter

Hassan Welch
Young Seven Carter

Maxwell Cardona
Young Khalil Harris

Abby Glover
White Girl

Milton Saul
Nation of Islam / Church Goer (uncredited)

Shay Mack
Waitress

Robert Tinsley
Police Officer (uncredited)