Dear White People

Name: Dear White People
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2014-10-17
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P Bell

2014·Movie·R·108 min·★ 6.1(489)

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“A satire about being a Black face in a white place.”

A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.

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About Dear White People

Dear White People is a 2014 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Justin Simien. The cast is led by Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla.

Dear White People was produced by Homegrown Pictures, Duly Noted, and Code Red and made in United States of America. It was released on October 17, 2014, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $5 million worldwide.

Director: Justin Simien
Writers: Justin Simien
Release date: October 17, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Box office: $5 million
Production: Homegrown Pictures, Duly Noted, Code Red

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Dear White People cast & crew

Dear White People was directed by Justin Simien and written by Justin Simien.

The cast features Tyler James Williams as Lionel Higgins, Tessa Thompson as Samantha White, Kyle Gallner as Kurt Fletcher, Teyonah Parris as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners, Brandon P Bell as Troy Fairbanks, and Brittany Curran as Sophie Fletcher.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Kathryn Bostic, cinematography is by Topher Osborn, and it was produced by Justin Simien and Ann Le.

Is Dear White People worth watching?

Dear White People holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 489 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Dear White People is worth a place on your watchlist.

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