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Light It Up

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

Top Cast

  • Usher

    Usher

    Lester Dewitt

  • Vanessa Williams

    Vanessa Williams

    Audrey McDonald

  • Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Officer Dante Jackson

  • Rosario Dawson

    Rosario Dawson

    Stephanie Williams

  • Robert Ri'chard

    Robert Ri'chard

    Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone

  • Judd Nelson

    Judd Nelson

    Ken Knowles

  • Fredro Starr

    Fredro Starr

    Rodney J. Templeton

  • Sara Gilbert

    Sara Gilbert

    Lynn Sabatini

  • Clifton Collins Jr.

    Clifton Collins Jr.

    Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

Overview

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

Rating

6.7 / 10
38 Reviews
1 Popular

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