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Get on the Bus
On October 16, 1996, the one year anniversary of the Million Man March, Spike Lee invites you to lift your head, raise your voice, and...get on the bus.
On October 16, 1996, the one year anniversary of the Million Man Marc...
Adventure, Drama - 1996
6.8
88%
N/A
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
16 Oct 1996
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,400,000
Revenue:
$5,731,103
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's a simple, appealing premise and filmmaker Spike Lee uses it to full comic advantage.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
A vital regeneration of a filmmaker's talent as well as a bracing and often very funny dramatization of urgent sociopolitical themes...
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
24 Sep 2008
rotten:
Though Lee's deft expertise keeps things pacy and (mostly) plausible, the material can't avoid a certain predictability and, in the end, a preachy sentimentality.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
While the film assembles a full array of black male stereotypes and conines them to what is essentially a talky one-set play, Mr. Lee stylistically jump-starts this small, earnest film in every way he can.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It's two hours of men sitting on a bus talking, but the talk is alive. Lee keeps the scenes short, so that nothing ever resolves completely.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
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