Black and White

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Black and White

R

Released Apr 5, 2000

1h 38m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Rich Bower (Power) is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven (Gaby Hoffman) and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager (Brooke Shields), who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry (Robert Downey Jr.). But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.

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Critics Consensus

The atmosphere is affecting, and the story, at times, is compelling, but with a lean script and limp direction, Black and White doesn't add up to much.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

As lively and amusing as the film is in some ways, it does set up expectations at the outset that are never really delivered upon.

Jun 17, 2008

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Time Out

It looks like a mess -- if one stuffed with incident, issues and intrigue.

Jun 24, 2006

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Ben Falk

BBC.com

While Toback certainly makes a game effort to study the infiltration of hip-hop into the mainstream, his inability to choose what ground to cover ultimately results in an episodic hotch-potch.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 13, 2004

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

I never want to see this movie ever again. This is terrible. How dare we subject ourselves to this...

Rated: 1/5

May 21, 2021

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

This is absolutely wild. So problematic and a mess of epic proportions...

Rated: 1/5

May 21, 2021

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: C

Jan 17, 2013

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Stephen C

Failed pride in 1 hour and 38 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Claudio O

The most disgusting and gross movie I have ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/12/24

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Juan R

A boring and disjointed film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Audience Member

this film is, at best, homophobic and at worst an amazing waste of money.Incredible someone funded this trash.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

I love Bijou Phillips🥰

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

I gave this movie 2 stars kinda didn't want to though, this movie kinda reminded me of the movie Kids, but a adult version. Brooke Shields with cornrows, braids that was interesting and the parts with Mike Tyson and Rob. Downy Jr. was all off the cuff so it was kinda funny to find that out and watch that part. Gritty on the street type movie about different people and the way they live Brooke Shields plays a woman filming different people, small talk kinda slow would I would probably not watch this one again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Synopsis

Rich Bower (Power) is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven (Gaby Hoffman) and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager (Brooke Shields), who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry (Robert Downey Jr.). But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.

Director: James Toback
Producer: Ron Rotholz, Michael Mailer
Screenwriter: James Toback
Distributor: Screen Gems
Production Co: Palm Pictures, Bigel/Mailer Films
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Strong Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.2M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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