Black Nativity

Summary: 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.

Release Date: November 27, 2013

Genres: Drama, Family, Music

Director: Kasi Lemmons

Writers: Langston Hughes

, Kasi Lemmons

Runtime: 1 h 33 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Bob Industries, Maven Pictures

Distributor: Searchlight Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 17,500,000

Domestic: $ 7,018,189

International: $ 435,996

Box office:

Budget:$17.5MDomestic:$7MInternational:$436KWorldwide:$7.5M

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based on novel, based on stage musical, based on the bible

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51%51%

The Metacritic audience rated this 1% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

48/100

Metacritic User:

49/100

33%83%

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

83% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

Black72.22%White16.67%Asian5.56%Mixed / Other5.56%

3.00

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Role model3/5
Violence2/5
Sex1/5
Language1/5
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Violence2/5
Drugs1/5
Other1/5

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Blog Posts Movie Reviews Black Nativity“: Based on a Langston Hughes play, this was much better than I expected, but in keeping with today’s movie review theme, all things are relative, as...

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Nov 29th 2013

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BLACK NATIVITY

Content: +4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

Production Quality: Rent or Buy:

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Nov 27th 2013

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Black Nativity

MusicalDrama We hope this review was both interesting and useful. Please share it with family and friends who would benefit from it as well.Movie ReviewChristmas is a joyous time. That's what everyone...

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Nov 27th 2013

Plugged In

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Black Nativity

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Nov 27th 2013

Michael Medved

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Black Nativity's Dream Team Tells Universal Story with Universal Message

DVD Release Date: April 15, 2014

Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2013

Rating: PG (for thematic material, language, and a menacing situation)

Genre: Drama/Musical

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Nov 27th 2013

Crosswalk

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It’s grandparenthood for the holidays in ‘Black Nativity’

Very nominally “based on the play by Langston Hughes’’ (as the credits claim), Kasi Lemmons’ “Black Nativity’’ is a family-friendly, Hallmark Channel-ready musical...

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Nov 26th 2013

Lou Lumenick

#Centrist

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