Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson |
| Director |
Denzel Washington |
| Screenplay | August Wilson, from his play |
| Music | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography | Charlotte Bruus Christensen |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | Bron Studios, MACRO, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Low impact, infrequent and used in conversatio and not to offend or humiliate. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Low, infrequent |
| Prejudice | Low impact, infrequent |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references |
| Runtime | 139 |
| 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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| Suggested age limit 14 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Todd McCarthy  Denzel's theatre of broken dreams... | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Polsende lewe agter heining. Intense konsentrasie van kykers geverg. | 15 | |
| Cape Times Unknown | 20 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy If you want to watch some powerhouse performances in a well-told film about masculinity and family dynamics from a bygone era, ’Fences’ is for you. | 15 | |
| Metacritic.com 48 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 192 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer From its reunited Broadway stars to its screenplay, the solidly crafted Fences finds its Pulitzer-winning source material fundamentally unchanged -- and still just as powerful. | 19 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Powerful adaptation of August Wilson’s intense play. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 96 users | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 25389 users | 15 | |
| Internet 17890 Netizens Fabulous Performances Shine in an Overlong Film! | 15 | |
Average .. 80% | 16 | |