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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 77% of the 1,432 1990s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic65/100
166 audience votes
Key crew
- Spike LeeDirector
- Cinqué LeeScreenplay
- Terence BlanchardOriginal Music Composer
- Joie LeeScreenplay
- Spike LeeScreenplay
Cast
- Alfre WoodardCarolyn Carmichael
- Delroy LindoWoody Carmichael
- David Patrick KellyTony Eyes / Jim
- Zelda HarrisTroy Carmichael
- Carlton WilliamsClinton Carmichael
- Sharif RashedWendell Carmichael
- Tse-Mach WashingtonJoseph Carmichael
- Christopher KnowingsNate Carmichael
- José ZúñigaTommy La La
- Isaiah WashingtonVic Powell
- Ivelka ReyesJessica
- Spike LeeSnuffy
Stills
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Themes
1970sjazz singer or musiciandysfunctional familyteacherurbanparenthoodbrooklyn, new york citysemi autobiographicalstreet kideuphoric