7.1
Desert Hearts
1985
“The Musical Event of the Holiday Season”
Black Nativity (2013)
November 27, 20131h 33mEN
5.1
62 votes
Overview
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
Director
Kasi LemmonsWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$17.5M
Revenue
$7.0M
Production Companies
Malvern PicturesFox Searchlight PicturesTSG Entertainment
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User Reviews
r96sk
6.0I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that <em>'Black Nativity'</em> ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over…
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