Denzel Washington lands a knockout punch as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a prizefighter who -- at the zenith of his boxing career -- finds himself wrongly convicted of a triple homicide and sentenced to three life terms. While in prison, Carter pens his autobiography, which inspires Brooklyn teen Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon) and a trio of Canadian advocates (Liev Schreiber, John Hannah and Deborah Unger) to help prove Carter's innocence.
I know. I saw the movie years ago. I would have bought hurricanes book were it not for the fact that I found out it was a bunch of lies.