To Sleep with Anger

★★★★★

“When Harry comes to town, he brings good times, bad times… And a lot of trouble!”

1990 · 1 h 42 min

Directed by Charles Burnett

Drama

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Cast

Danny Glover Paul Butler DeVaughn Nixon Mary Alice Reina King Cory Curtis

Credits

Written by: Charles Burnett

Plot

In South Central Los Angeles, a mysterious Southern visitor, Harry, arrives at a Black family's home and stirs up tension and old conflicts, in a drama mixing folk tales and realism, with Danny Glover.

Sinekatalog’s take

A rich, mysterious and sharply observed family drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,614 votes)
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