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I Am Not Your Negro

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2017 | 93 min | Documentary

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (99% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Emmy. Make plans for this one.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.7 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Documentary. Also nominated for 3 Oscars and 1 Independent Spirit Award. Plus 13 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $7 million worldwide on a $1 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 68K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Raoul Peck

  • Samuel L. JacksonNarrator (voice)
  • James BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
  • Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
  • Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
  • Arnold SchwarzeneggerSelf (archive footage)
  • Billy Dee WilliamsSelf (archive footage)
  • Rod SteigerSelf (archive footage)