Native Son

2019 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Drama

A young African-American man in Chicago named Bigger Thomas gets caught in a web of crime and tragedy after accidentally killing his friends girlfriend, leading to a series of events that ultimately end in his own demise. Native Son is a 2019 American English-language Drama motion picture featuring Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Kiki Layne, Bill Camp, Sanaa Lathan and Shauna Oldaker. The movie is inspired from Native Son by Richard Wright. Native Son was Produced by Matthew Perniciaro and Michael Sherman. The movie is directed by Rashid Johnson. HBO Films acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Native Son was released on 6th April 2019 and takes a screen time of 104 minutes. The film made a box office gross of $1 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Suzan-Lori Parks. Cinematography was done by Matthew Libatique and editing by Brad Turner. The music was composed by Michael J. Stein along with Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.
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  • Jini Score
    2.8/10
  • Critics Score
    60%
  • Rating
    5.7/10
  • Jini Score
    2.8%
  • Critics Score
    60
  • Rating
    5.7
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Release Date06 APR 2019
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English

Genre

Drama

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Native Son Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

69.16%

Positive Review Rating : 60%

60%
    • Leah Greenblatt

      Image zoom Matthew Libatique/Sundance Institute In the opening minutes of Native Son, a young black man named Bigger (Ashton Sanders) is getting ready to meet the day; he checks his hair, picks out a shirt, and pulls a pistol out of his dresser drawer, setting it carefully on top of copy of Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man. ( Read More )
    • Eric Kohn

      Sundance: Rashid Johnsons adaptation of the seminal novel isnt perfect, but it enhances the storys themes with powerful filmmaking. ( Read More )
    • Brian Tallerico

      Sundance 2019: The Farewell, Honey Boy, Native Son January 26, 2019 | The breadth of subject matter in the U.S. Dramatic Competition of Sundance 2019 was on full display over the first 24 or so hours of this years film festival in drastically different works from three fresh directors of completely different backgrounds. ( Read More )
    • Owen Gleiberman

      Big (Ashton Sanders), the central character of Rashid Johnsons Native Son, is a twitchy existential brooder in his early 20s who styles himself like a thrift shop literary gangsta. ( Read More )
    • Without it, its an exploitive film about a Black man killing a white woman. ( Read More )
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