Story Line
Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.
Top Cast
Parker Sawyers
Barack Obama
Tika Sumpter
Michelle Robinson
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Marian Robinson
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Fraser C. Robinson
Deanna Reed-Foster
Bernadette
Jerod Haynes
Tommy
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Rating
5.6/ 10
Release Date
2016-08-26
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
RomanceDrama
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User Reviews (2)
Reno
7/10
•12/24/2016**First date with a chocolate ice cream girl.**
A small film with a small success. It was entirely shot in the two weeks of time. Directed by a first timer, it tells the true story of Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson's first date back in the 198...
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
4/10
•8/4/2023Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date in 1989, “Southside With You” is a fun period premise that just isn’t fully realized. It’s not romantic enough to be a traditional date movie and it tries too hard to be a racially focused drama, mak...