Story Line
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
“Once you go full black, you ain't never going back!”
Top Cast
Jeffrey Wright
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
John Ortiz
Arthur
Erika Alexander
Coraline
Leslie Uggams
Agnes Ellison
Sterling K. Brown
Clifford Ellison
Skyler Wright
Brittany
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
2023-11-10
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
ComedyDrama
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User Reviews (4)
Brent Marchant
6/10
•12/25/2023It’s frustrating to watch a much-anticipated movie that doesn’t quite live up to expectations. Such is the case with writer-director Cord Jefferson’s debut feature. The problem here is that the film tries to tell two stories in one picture, one that ...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•2/8/2024Jeffrey Wright is great in this satirical look at all things hypocritical and exploitative surrounding "blackness" in the USA. "Monk" is the short-tempered writer-cum-lecturer whose behaviour gets him put on indefinite leave by his university and sen...
hamfaceman
7/10
•3/14/2024This movie was decent.
r96sk
10/10
•6/4/2024Great movie!
This only solidifies my desire to view more, if not all, of Jeffrey Wright's filmography, such a fantastic actor to watch. In this he is no different, he is outstanding all the way through. Not that he is by any means the only strong ...