- HD 1080
- Runtime: 119m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Tony Kaye
- Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee
- keywords: prison, neo-nazism, rape, skinhead, sibling relationship, swastika, nazi, brother, fascism, tragedy, jail, school, los angeles, california, family, xenophobia, interracial friendship, nazism, violence, crime, prison drama
- Production_studio: New Line Cinema, Savoy Pictures, The Turman-Morrissey Company
- Slogan: Some Legacies Must End.
- The American History X is featured in the top rankings of 1998
- #1 in Top Drama Movies of 1998
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
