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The Six Triple Eight

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2024 | 130 min | Drama, War, History

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

It's still drawing plenty of interest, but middling reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Longest Day or The Zone of Interest, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.6 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 377K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tyler Perry

  • Kerry WashingtonCharity Adams
  • Sam WaterstonFranklin Delano Roosevelt
  • Susan SarandonEleanor Roosevelt
  • Dean NorrisGeneral Halt
  • Oprah WinfreyMary McLeod Bethune
  • Ebony ObsidianLena Derriecott King
  • Milauna JacksonCaptain Campbell
  • Kylie JeffersonBernice Baker
  • Shanice WilliamsJohnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)
  • Pepi SonugaElaine White