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Black, White and Blues

Play trailer Poster for Black, White and Blues PG-13,  2011,  1h 31m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 57% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A stranger (Michael Clarke Duncan) has personal reasons for helping a would-be musician (Morgan Simpson) overcome his stage fright and get his career back on track.

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Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Aug 26, 2011
1/5
Jefferson has nowhere to go but up -- and eventually he gets there (note the title) -- but, boy, does the getting there take its sweet time. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety Aug 3, 2011
A lightly enjoyable road pic about a circuitous road to redemption, Black, White and Blues offers simple, down-home pleasures while spinning an undeniably familiar but emotionally satisfying tale. Go to Full Review
Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter Aug 3, 2011
Battling-buddy road movie carries viewers on an entertaining ride into blues country. Go to Full Review
Mike Scott Times-Picayune Sep 23, 2011
1.5/4
a sterilized and predictable version of life that plays out like a very special movie of the week -- albeit one with a nice soundtrack. Go to Full Review
Neil Pond American Profile Sep 8, 2011
3/5
Hope and healing wait at the end of a big-hearted musical road trip. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Aug 29, 2011
1.5/4
'Brother knew how to tell a story,' Michael Clarke Duncan says, admiringly, of Shakespeare. The same can't exactly be said of this earnest calling-card indie. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Mario Van Peebles

Director

Michael Clarke Duncan

Augy

Morgan Simpson

Jefferson Bailey

Kiele Sanchez

Hannah

Tom Skerritt

Santa

Taryn Manning

Jackie

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Movie Info

Synopsis A stranger (Michael Clarke Duncan) has personal reasons for helping a would-be musician (Morgan Simpson) overcome his stage fright and get his career back on track.
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Producer
Morgan Simpson, Jeff Balis, Rhoades Rader
Screenwriter
George Richards, Morgan Simpson
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Heavy Duty Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Language|Some Violence|Sexual Material)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.0K
Runtime
1h 31m
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