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Betty and Coretta

  • TV Movie
  • 20132013
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige in Betty and Coretta (2013)
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The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
IMDb RATING
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467
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    • Yves Simoneau
    • Shem Bitterman(teleplay by)
    • Ron Hutchinson(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tyler Hynes
    • Angela Bassett
    • Gloria Reuben
    • Yves Simoneau
    • Shem Bitterman(teleplay by)
    • Ron Hutchinson(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tyler Hynes
    • Angela Bassett
    • Gloria Reuben
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    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Tyler Hynes
    Tyler Hynes
    • Mike Fitzpatrick
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Coretta Scott King
    Gloria Reuben
    Gloria Reuben
    • Myrlie Evers
    Malik Yoba
    Malik Yoba
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Mary J. Blige
    Mary J. Blige
    • Dr. Betty Shabazz
    Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee
    • Narrator
    Ayisha Issa
    Ayisha Issa
    • Student with Question
    Tristan D. Lalla
    Tristan D. Lalla
    • Jesse
    Cherise Boothe
    Cherise Boothe
    • Toni Wallace
    Benz Antoine
    Benz Antoine
    • Ralph Abernathy
    Richard Jutras
    Richard Jutras
    • Reporter
    Nicki Whitely
    Nicki Whitely
    • Attalah
    Shinelle Azoroh
    Shinelle Azoroh
    • QB
    Peter Miller
    Peter Miller
    • Actor
    Lindsay Owen Pierre
    Lindsay Owen Pierre
    • Malcolm X
    Alex C. Askew
    Alex C. Askew
    • Louis Farrakhan
    Gainaële Royer
    Gainaële Royer
    • Malcom X supporter
    Sebastian Labissiere
    • Teen Martin Jr.
      • Yves Simoneau
      • Shem Bitterman(teleplay by) (story by)
      • Ron Hutchinson(teleplay by) (story by)
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    • Trivia
      In Malcolm X (1992) and Panther (1995), Angela Bassett played Dr. Betty Shabazz the wife of Malcolm X while in this move she plays the wife of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • Connections
      Featured in 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014)

    User reviews4

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    7/10
    Less of a preachy Civil Rights movie and more about the personal relationship between the two. I recommend this. I say B+
    "They killed our husbands Betty but they didn't kill their ideas. They are still alive. What's important now is for us to carry them forward." After the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. their wives are left to carry on their ideas and dreams. After a meeting at a convention Betty (Blige) and Coretta (Bassett) forge a life long friendship as well as becoming a force in the Civil Rights era. The subject matter for this made me want to watch it but the fact that it is a Lifetime movie made me a little hesitant. I have to admit that this is, to me, the best Lifetime movie I have ever seen. The writing is good and the acting is better. The movie kept me interested and watching the entire time and I even forgot it was a TV movie at times. The movie is less a Civil Rights in your face preachy movie and more about the personal relationship between the two and that actually added to the enjoyment. I have never said this about a Lifetime movie before but I recommend this. Overall, best Lifetime movie ever made. I give it a B+.
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      • February 2, 2013 (United States)
      • United States
      • Canada
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      • English
    • Also known as
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Sanitsky Company
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
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