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      The Long Walk Home

      PG 1990 1 hr. 37 min. Drama List
      88% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Odessa Carter (Whoopi Goldberg) needs to get to work as a nanny in the home of the affluent Miriam Thompson (Sissy Spacek), but she refuses to take the bus. Odessa is participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, protesting against the inequality between blacks and whites, so Miriam decides to offer Odessa a ride to work every day. Though the community and Miriam's husband (Dwight Schultz) insist she not get involved, the relationship between Miriam and Odessa has already changed for the better. Read More Read Less

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      Paige W Whoopi is a gem….a silent but powerful presence and poise when she acts in this movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review Mauricio L An easy to see movie, but not deep enough to give it a saturday night or nothing like it. The thing is that the story is good, come good performances, but it's very superficial for such a big struggle. No much happened. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/23 Full Review Sean M I was just going to watch the intro and see how it went and had low expectations. Ended up watching the whole thing. The story gripped me and the movie was actually really good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/10/23 Full Review Robert S cried like a baby, what an incredible movie with so much heart. Sissy Spacek is absolutely incredible and a performance by Whoopi Goldberg that is wildly underrated so much heart, dignity, and grace. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review steve d Not really worth the trip thanks to an overreliance on white saviorism. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Really well considered approach to showing what the bus boycott meant to people of its time, as well as its place in history with regards instigating changes in society. It's not wild and dramatic, but objective. The writing is pitched at the right level, and the director was obviously compassionate Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      David Ansen Newsweek The understated passion of The Long Walk Home sneaks up on your emotions. Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Suffers from too much focus on the white characters, but still an important story, respectfully told. Rated: 4/5 Nov 1, 2004 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Both heroines end up walking hand in hand in an emotional finally that is dangerously predictable. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending There are enough strengths to make the whole movie feel a little bit more pedestrian for not being able to capitalise on them more. Rated: 3/5 Jan 17, 2021 Full Review Tracy Moore Common Sense Media Moving Civil Rights story heavy on "N" word but uplifting. Rated: 3/5 May 13, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Odessa Carter (Whoopi Goldberg) needs to get to work as a nanny in the home of the affluent Miriam Thompson (Sissy Spacek), but she refuses to take the bus. Odessa is participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, protesting against the inequality between blacks and whites, so Miriam decides to offer Odessa a ride to work every day. Though the community and Miriam's husband (Dwight Schultz) insist she not get involved, the relationship between Miriam and Odessa has already changed for the better.
      Director
      Richard Pearce
      Executive Producer
      Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford
      Screenwriter
      John Cork
      Production Co
      Dave Bell Associates, New Vision Films
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 8, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.8M
      Sound Mix
      Surround