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Black Nativity

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5.0/10 • 61

2013-11-271h 33m

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The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

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.

Directors
Kasi Lemmons
Writters
Kasi Lemmons
Editors
Kasi Lemmons, Terilyn A. Shropshire

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Reverend Cornell Cobbs

  2. Angela Bassett

    Angela Bassett

    Aretha Cobbs

  3. Jennifer Hudson

    Jennifer Hudson

    Naima

  4. Tyrese Gibson

    Tyrese Gibson

    Loot / Tyson

  5. Jacob Latimore

    Jacob Latimore

    Langston

  6. Mary J. Blige

    Mary J. Blige

    Platinum Fro

  7. Nas

    Nas

    Street Prophet (Isaiah)

  8. Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Pawnbroker

  9. Grace Gibson

    Grace Gibson

    Maria / Mary

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r96sk

May 2, 2021

6/10

I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' 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 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching 'Fast & Furious' star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$17,500,000.00
Revenue
$7,018,189.00
Keywords
biblemusicalbased on play or musicalwoman directornativitychristmas