Black Nativity · LeviOsa

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Black Nativity · LeviOsa

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2013·PG

The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

MusicDrama1h 33m

🍅51%

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51%

Tomatometer

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51%

Popcornmeter

5.2

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Black Nativity Official TEASER TRAILER (2013) - Forest Whitaker Musical HD

Details

DirectorKasi Lemmons

ReleasedNov 27, 2013

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$17.5M

Revenue

$7M

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Malvern Pictures

Fox Searchlight Pictures

TSG Entertainment

Cast

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Reverend Cornell Cobbs

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Aretha Cobbs

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Naima

Tyrese Gibson

Tyrese Gibson

Loot / Tyson

Jacob Latimore

Jacob Latimore

Langston

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Platinum Fro

Nas

Nas

Street Prophet (Isaiah)

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Pawnbroker

Grace Gibson

Maria / Mary

J. Mallory McCree

J. Mallory McCree

Kyle

Rotimi

Rotimi

Officer Butch McDaniels

Michael Dale

Michael Dale

Innkeeper

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

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YouTube

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

3 fresh · 5 rotten

Critics consensus

“It's sweetly amiable and solidly performed, but Black Nativity suffers from director Kasi Lemmons' heavy-handed treatment of its celebrated source material.”

51% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Dwight Brown

RTNational Newspaper Publishers AssociationMar 21, 2017

Black Nativity is a jubilant experience.

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Wesley Morris

RTGrantlandDec 10, 2013

All of Black Nativity proceeds with sort of clumsy obviousness.

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Max Nelson

RTFilm Comment MagazineDec 9, 2013

To my eyes, Black Nativity is the cinematic equivalent of a Christmas tree ornament: shiny, hollow, sheathed in decorative, artificial linings, mass-produced and, given the cost of today's movie theater tickets, overpriced.

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Richard Propes

RTTheIndependentCritic.comSep 3, 2020

If not for the presence of Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, Black Nativity would likely be an easily tossed away film for anyone.

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Information

Title

Black Nativity

Released

Nov 27, 2013

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Status

Released

Studios

Malvern Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Come Sunday