Soul Man

Soul Man

1986 · Movie · 1h 44m · PG-13

Comedy

"He didn't give up, he got down."

Overview

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.

Ratings
IMDb
5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
17%
Metacritic
33/100
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scholarshipsecret identityharvard universitycollegelos angeles, california