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Native Son
Drama - 1986
Native Son
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5.9
56%
N/A
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director:
,
Jerrold Freedman
Cast:
,
Matt Dillon
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
Akosua Busia
,
Oprah Winfrey
,
John McMartin
,
Carroll Baker
,
Geraldine Page
,
Art Evans
,
Victor Love

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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
24 Dec 1986
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$1,301,121
Awards:
2 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The movie understands that the story really is about the killer's point of view. It is not the story of a crime, not a docudrama, not a sociological essay.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Unfortunately, drama translates as melodrama and speechy, preachy dialogue tells us we're watching something that's good for us.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Transforms the novel into an all-too-genteel crime story, denuded of rage, devoid of social and historic context.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The film makers haven't listened to Wright. They appear to have been aiming at the same genteel audience that insists on seeing something sentimental and upbeat even in a television movie-of-the-week about AIDS.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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