Black or White fingerprintA touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and society.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Black or White is included with a subscription to Darkroom in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 37%, and Metacritic 45). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
2 h 1 min
Black or White runs 2 h 1 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Black or White higher (65) than critics (41). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $22 million worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+19GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Black or White in 33 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 14 storytelling tropes for Black or White, including Amoral Attorney, Fatal Flaw, "The Reason You Suck" Speech.
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