The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 2h 58m.
Synopsis
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- David ShireOriginal Music Composer
- Donna DeitchDirector
Cast
- Oprah WinfreyMattie Michael
- Mary AliceFannie Michael
- Olivia ColeMiss Sophie
- Robin GivensKiswana / Melanie Browne
- Moses GunnBen
- Paula KellyTheresa
- Lonette McKeeLorraine
- Barbara MontgomeryMiss Eva Turner
- Phyllis Yvonne StickneyCora Lee
- LeonAbshu
- Cicely TysonCast
- Lynn WhitfieldCiel
Stills
Themes
miniserieswoman directortv show