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2023Age guide: 15+
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See it on the shelfA novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
★ 7.2/10 · 1,484 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Jeffrey WrightThelonious 'Monk' Ellison
John OrtizArthur
Erika AlexanderCoraline
Leslie UggamsAgnes Ellison
Sterling K. BrownClifford Ellison
Skyler WrightBrittany
John AlesLeo
Patrick FischlerMandel
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
Brent Marchant: It’s frustrating to watch a much-anticipated movie that doesn’t quite live up to expectations. Such is the case with writer-director Cord Jefferson’s debut… Read full review
CinemaSerf: Jeffrey Wright is great in this satirical look at all things hypocritical and exploitative surrounding "blackness" in the USA. "Monk" is the short-tempered… Read full review