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Black or White

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
14K
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Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, and Jillian Estell in Black or White (2014)
The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When the little girlÂ’s paternal grandmother seeks custody, a legal battle ensues that forces the families to confront their true feelings on race, forgiveness and understanding.
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A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

  • Director
    • Mike Binder
  • Writer
    • Mike Binder
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Octavia Spencer
    • Gillian Jacobs
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mike Binder
    • Writer
      • Mike Binder
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Octavia Spencer
      • Gillian Jacobs
    • 85User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Videos43

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
    Official Trailer
    Are You O K Papa
    Clip 1:24
    Are You O K Papa
    Are You O K Papa
    Clip 1:24
    Are You O K Papa
    Shared Custody
    Clip 1:08
    Shared Custody
    No Endcard
    Clip 1:14
    No Endcard
    No Endcard
    Clip 0:37
    No Endcard
    Worth Fighting For
    Clip 1:13
    Worth Fighting For

    Photos70

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Elliott Anderson
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Rowena Jeffers
    Gillian Jacobs
    Gillian Jacobs
    • Fay
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Jeremiah Jeffers
    Jillian Estell
    Jillian Estell
    • Eloise Anderson
    Bill Burr
    Bill Burr
    • Rick Reynolds
    Mpho Koaho
    Mpho Koaho
    • Duvan Araga
    André Holland
    André Holland
    • Reggie Davis
    Jennifer Ehle
    Jennifer Ehle
    • Carol Anderson
    Paula Newsome
    Paula Newsome
    • Judge Margaret Cummins
    Indigo
    Indigo
    • Young Nurse
    Bertha Bindewald
    • Rosita
    Joe Chrest
    Joe Chrest
    • Dave
    Ireyon Johnson
    • Kristen
    Janeline Hayes
    Janeline Hayes
    • Dondi
    Lloyd Dillon
    • Rex
    Ernest Wells
    • Uncle Victor
    Angela Jones
    Angela Jones
    • Rita
    • (as Angela Landry)
    • Director
      • Mike Binder
    • Writer
      • Mike Binder
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Kevin Costner personally financed this film, because he was moved by Mike Binder's screenplay, wanted to tell the story of the family, and to continue the conversation on race in the U.S. among the film's viewers.
    • Goofs
      When outside the law firm that Elliot visits for the first time, they're discussing his alcohol problem, and a young man in a light blue shirt and mustard colored pants walks by. The same man walks by the same way as they move towards the car.
    • Quotes

      Elliot Anderson: So, yes, we're different, you and I. You want to submit that? Submit it. We have different skin colors. Is that the first thing I notice when I see a black man, the color of his skin? Yes. Submit away. Because I can go ahead and submit that that's the first thing you see when you see a white guy. Now, I don't know why that is any more than I know why when I see a good looking woman the first things I notice are her breasts, because I do. But if I move on to my next thought quick enough, I'm not a pervert, alright? I'm not a bad guy. I'm just mildly flawed. It's the same thing with race. It's not my first thoughts that count, it's my second, third, and fourth thought, and each and every case I'm in, it comes down to the same thing: the action and interaction I'm having with the person that I'm interacting with!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jennifer Lopez/Anthony Mackie/Iliza Shlesinger (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      White Lies
      Written by Paolo Nutini (Paolo Giovanni Nutini) and John Fortis

      Performed by Paolo Nutini

      Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews85

    Featured review
    8/10

    run, do not walk, to see this film

    funny, brilliant, honest script and actors who pull off both harshness and sympathy. special mention to Anthony Mackie, though I know all the critics will give a lion's share of praise to Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner. Mackie (aka the Falcon) delivers a powerful, resonating speech that simply must be heard. the judge was awesome too, absolutely spot on.

    i saw this with my mother at the Toronto Intl Film Festival Elgin Winter Garden Theatre. the room was packed, and the crowd was mixed not just racially but generational too. this is truly a universal film despite its title.

    i highly highly recommend this film to everyone.
    • coolcleangreen
    • Sep 15, 2014
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Đen Hay Trắng
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • BlackWhite
      • Sunlight Productions
      • Treehouse Films (II)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,571,189
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,213,362
      • Feb 1, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,833,967
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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