"Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton, Rounders, Primal Fear) the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong, Pecker) from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family, American History X also stars Faiuza Balk, Elliot Gould, Stacy Keach and Beverly D'Angelo."--Container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Special features: Deleted scenes ; original theatrical trailer ; cast and crew biographies and filmographies. Wide screen aspect ratio: 1.85:1 enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Bilingual packaging (English/French).