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Carbon Copy

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Walter Whitney is a successful executive who resides in an upscale Southern California suburb. Like all of his friends and neighbors, Walter is white, and he is shocked when he learns he has a son he never knew about -- black teen Roger Porter (Denzel Washington). Despite his surprise, Walter welcomes Roger into his home; unfortunately, the less accepting Mrs. Whitney (Susan Saint James) boots both of them out of the house, and Walter's racist boss fires him, leaving him in a tough spot.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Sem saber se pretende ser uma comdia, um drama ou uma denncia sobre preconceito racial, este medocre filme salva-se apenas pela curiosidade de ter servido como veculo de estria para Denzel Washington. Rated: 2/5 Jun 27, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chas S This is a great funny comedy/drama movie that is packed with stars and also showcases Denzel Washington's film debut. I would recommend it to anyone. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Vieshia K I have no words. 1981. '81... this was still being done in movies. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Victoria C I loved this movie. It made me laugh. Denzel was so handsome and young. Give it a shot you will like it too. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review William A This movie is horrible Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/23 Full Review Alex S I reviewed this movie for the fellas. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/17/23 Full Review Tic Toc M Just to let people know: this movie was a huge bomb, totally panned, it was in poor taste then, just as now. This was in no way a hit movie. In fact, if memory serves, it was one of the biggest bombs of that year, though don't quote me. I distinctly remember it getting one (out of four) stars in the newspaper (I think it was Joseph Gelmis reviewing). I doubt many people who were around there even remember this movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Walter Whitney is a successful executive who resides in an upscale Southern California suburb. Like all of his friends and neighbors, Walter is white, and he is shocked when he learns he has a son he never knew about -- black teen Roger Porter (Denzel Washington). Despite his surprise, Walter welcomes Roger into his home; unfortunately, the less accepting Mrs. Whitney (Susan Saint James) boots both of them out of the house, and Walter's racist boss fires him, leaving him in a tough spot.
Director
Michael Schultz
Production Co
Hemdale, DeHaven/Shapiro Productions, RKO Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m