A satire about being a black face in a white place
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Brittany Curran |
Director |
Justin Simien, Adriana Serrano |
Screenplay | Justin Simien |
Music | Kathryn Bostic |
Cinematography | Topher Osborn |
Editing | Phillip J. Bartell |
Sound formats | Dolby |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2014 |
Produced by | Code Red, Duly Noted, Homegrown Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Comedy |
Language | Strong, frequent and crude |
Nudity | Mild and brief (female buttocks) |
Sex | Mild to moderate and implied |
Violence | Mild to moderated and isolated |
Prejudice | Moderate and frequent |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None (sic) |
Comments | |
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Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Die Burger Rozanne Els Satire wat kan seermaak. | 10 | |
Cape Times Justin Lowe Racial rhetoric. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 30 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 100 critics | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Dear White People adds a welcome new voice to cinema's oft-neglected discussion of race, tackling its timely themes with intelligence, honesty, and gratifyingly sharp wit. | 18 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 15 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Satire offers insightful, very edgy look at race relations. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 41 users | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes users 19545 users | 13 | |
Internet 12851 Netizens Entertaining, thoughtful, with appealing acting and good writing, especially the dialogue | 13 | |
Average .. 69% | 14 |