In the role that earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, Denzel Washington stars in the true story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man who, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter publishes a memoir that inspires a teenager from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists to join forces and shed light on the truth.

In the ultimate fight for justice, The Hurricane is one man’s inspirational journey to prove his innocence and gain back his freedom.