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The Banker

The Banker

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The Banker

"Don't pay the man. Be the man."

2020

2h 0m

7.6(1148 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

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Romulus Entertainment

iAm21 Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Bernard Garrett

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Joe Morris

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Matt Steiner

Nia Long

Nia Long

Eunice Garrett

Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson

Robert Florance, Jr.

Jessie T. Usher

Jessie T. Usher

Tony Jackson

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Patrick Barker

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Donald Silverthorne

James DuMont

James DuMont

Senator McClellan

Taylor Black

Taylor Black

Susie

Creative team

Directed by: George Nolfi
Written by: Brad Caleb Kane
David Lewis Smith
Produced by: Nnamdi Asomugha
Jonathan Baker

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