Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2023-11-10) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 63 wins & 171 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $21,098,470 |
| Screen: | Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett |
| Productions: | MRC, T-Street, 3 Arts Entertainment, Almost Infinite |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 2954: Jeffrey Wright - Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
- 40543: John Ortiz - Arthur
- 33655: Erika Alexander - Coraline
- 122750: Leslie Uggams - Agnes Ellison
- 1225953: Sterling K. Brown - Clifford Ellison
- 1499805: Skyler Wright - Brittany
- 64343: John Ales - Leo
Crews
- 4262627: Percival Everett - Novel - Writing
- 4262627: Percival Everett - Executive Producer - Production
- 52515: Laura Karpman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 67367: Rian Johnson - Executive Producer - Production
- 1643356: Michael Bowes - Executive Producer - Production
- 3163571: Lenny Payan - Co-Producer - Production
- 1032097: Hilda Rasula - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Brent Marchant
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It’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 it does brilliantly and one that c ....
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Jeffrey 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 sent to Boston! That's where his fami ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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Great 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 performer, because Sterling K. Bro ....
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