Summary
A social-drama set in an alternate time-line where Caucasians are the racially oppressed minority, Reversal follows the romance of two high-school students: Sammy and Ella, one from a rich African-American family, and the other from poor white trash. Both Sammy and Ella overcome prejudice and bullying from the dysfunctional families and environments and bring with them a little bit of change.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 72
IMDb4.3
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −32 min on the typical 109
typical 10977Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 132 countries
+122Released
2020
August 22, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Jack Skyyler Director
- Alex Zinzopoulos Director
Writing · 2
- Gini Graham Scott Writer
- Peter Anderson Writer
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