FEATURE FILM

Black Nativity

5.2/10
TMDB66 votes
2013Original: English93 min

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.

Genres: Music, Drama
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Black Nativity

The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

Black Nativity (2013) is a film in the music, drama genres. Directed by Kasi Lemmons. The cast includes Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson.

Released
2013-11-27
Original language
English
Runtime
93 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Malvern Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Directors
Kasi Lemmons
Writers
Kasi Lemmons

Black Nativity cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.2/10 from 66 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory…

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I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching 'Fast & Furious' star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.

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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.

Who stars in Black Nativity?

Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore, Mary J. Blige. See the cast cards above for character names.

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