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Five on the Black Hand Side

PG 1973 1h 36m Comedy List
Reviews 45% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
Mr. Brooks (Leonard Jackson) is an African-American barbershop owner who runs his household with an iron fist. One day, however, Mrs. Brooks (Clarice Taylor) tires of his stern approach and embraces a nonconformist attitude that's more in line with that of their children, including the philosophical Booker T. (D'Urville Martin) and Gideon (Glynn Turman), a black militant. Soon a battle of wills erupts in the Brooks household, and no one is going to readily back down. Read More Read Less

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delysid d this is sort of like a black version of all in the family or something, it might be a good movie for some mild mannered folks but its not an exploitation film Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/30/18 Full Review Audience Member Crossing another unseen Blaxploitation film off the list, this one was a very pleasant surprise as it covers very different material from other films of the same era. We see a previously meek wife finally start to stand up for herself and her children with their (presumably well meaning) domineering father, and it's a helluva lot of fun. It was well worth tracking this one down, give it a look. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member not bad B movie fare Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member What this movie lacks in production quality and even acting/direction is made up for in content quality. It makes a pretty decent attempt and defining a black family of the 70's that was stretched across several extremes of social idealism. I've got to give it to them. I was tempted to give up on it several times but I'm glad I didn't cause by the end, not only did it make me think, but it left me with a warm feeling that is all to rare with movies of this era/genre. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Before Tyler Perry and Spike Lee there was Brock Peters and his attempt to instill Black Pride and family togetherness. Take a closer look at this top film from 1973. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A stark contrast to most of the African American films of the early seventies. Very positive. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mr. Brooks (Leonard Jackson) is an African-American barbershop owner who runs his household with an iron fist. One day, however, Mrs. Brooks (Clarice Taylor) tires of his stern approach and embraces a nonconformist attitude that's more in line with that of their children, including the philosophical Booker T. (D'Urville Martin) and Gideon (Glynn Turman), a black militant. Soon a battle of wills erupts in the Brooks household, and no one is going to readily back down.
Director
Oscar Williams
Producer
Brock Peters, Michael Tolan
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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