A Raisin in the Sun

Name: A Raisin in the Sun
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 hr. 11 min.
Rating: 86
Cast: Diddy, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, John Stamos

2008, Drama, 2h 11m

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Lena Younger (Phylicia Rashad) receives a settlement from her husband's life insurance policy and then must decide what to do with the money. She wants to move out of their apartment into a house in a more genteel neighborhood. Her eldest son, Walter (Sean Combs), aspires to be an entrepreneur. Daughter Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan) hopes to go to medical school. Though their aspirations collide, they try to find a way to retain their family's cohesion.