Their Eyes Were Watching God
NR
6.4
2005
1 hr 53 min
Drama
, Romance
, TV Movie
A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.
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- Cast：
- Halle Berry , Ruben Santiago-Hudson , Michael Ealy , Ruby Dee , Terrence Howard , Nicki Micheaux , Lorraine Toussaint
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Reviews
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
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While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
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