Summary
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 72Audiences 69GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer79%
Metascore65
User score8.3
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score66%
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2010
December 3, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more16 people
- Anthony MackieMarcus Washington
- Kerry WashingtonPatricia Wilson
- Wendell PierceDavid Gordon
- Jamie Hector'DoRight' Miller
- KCKevin C. WallsPolice Officer
- Tariq TrotterBostic Washington
- Amari CheatomJimmy Dixon
- Nakia DillardT.T
- Ron SimonsCarey Ford
- TRThomas RoyOld Man Harrison
Tariq RasheedNeil Wilson- WWWhitney WilcoxChild in Kitchen
- MRMatthew RussellYoung Detective
- SKSteve KaufmannCop #2
- JGJamara GriffinIris Wilson
Israel JohnsonKid
Directing · 1
- Tanya Hamilton Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Production · 5
- Ron Simons Producer
- Jason Orans Producer
- Sean Costello Producer
- Lois J. Drabkin Casting
- Adam Spielberg Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- David Tumblety Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Affonso Gonçalves Editor
Sound · 2
- James Poyser Original Music Composer
- Eric Milano Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 3
- Beth Mickle Production Design
- Michael Ahern Art Direction
- Daniel R. Kersting Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Maren Reese Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Roy Farfel Stunt Coordinator
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