The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenny LeonDirector
- Mervyn WarrenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sean CombsWalter Lee Younger
- Sanaa LathanBeneatha Younger
- Audra McDonaldRuth Younger
- Phylicia RashādLena Younger
- Bill NunnBobo
- David OyelowoJoseph Asagai
- Ron Cephas JonesWilly Harris
- Sean Patrick ThomasGeorge Murchison
- John StamosCarl Linder
- Sandi RossEarline Johnson
- Rudy WebbMr. Johnson
- Martin RoachWalter Lee Sr.