Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore, Mary J. Blige |
Director |
Kasi Lemmons |
Screenplay | Langston Hughers, Kasi Lemmons |
Music | Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq |
Cinematography | Anastas N Michos |
Editing | Terilyn A. Shropshire |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | Maven Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Low impact, infrequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | Low impact, infrequent |
Comments | The themes of this movie are mildly complex and slightly mature, they include abandonment, guilt, love, peace and redemption |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for thematic material, language and a menacing situation. |
Runtime | 93 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 9 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
ScreenIt C. Fuchs | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 27 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 70 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It's sweetly amiable and solidly performed, but Black Nativity suffers from director Kasi Lemmons' heavy-handed treatment of its celebrated source material. | 11 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 11 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 322 Netizens Worth a Look if you like Musicals | 8 | |
Average .. 49% | 10 |