Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2016-08-26) |
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 12 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $6,304,223 |
| Screen: | Richard Tanne |
| Productions: | IM Global, Get Lifted Film Co. |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 1349720: Parker Sawyers - Barack Obama
- 110742: Tika Sumpter - Michelle Robinson
- 100653: Vanessa Bell Calloway -
- 1226695: Phillip Edward Van Lear - Fraser C. Robinson
- 1560230: Deanna Reed-Foster - Bernadette
- 1438278: Jerod Haynes - Tommy
- 1560229: Gabrielle Lott-Rogers - Rafiqa
Crews
- 1341802: Stephen James Taylor - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 237855: Richard Tanne - Director - Directing
- 237855: Richard Tanne - Screenplay - Writing
- 53638: Stephanie Allain - Producer - Production
- 1398342: Tracey Bing - Producer - Production
- 110742: Tika Sumpter - Executive Producer - Production
- 237855: Richard Tanne - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
Reno
Review text:
**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 1989 during working for a big law fir ....
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Inspired 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, making this talky film from writer-di ....
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