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Nina

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Manager Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo) helps singer and pianist Nina Simone (Zoe Saldana) rediscover her love for music.
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Critics Consensus

A wholly misguided tribute to its subject's searing talent and enduring impact, Nina is the cinematic equivalent of a covers project featuring all the wrong artists.

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Dwight Brown National Newspaper Publishers Association 11/07/2016
This film had a great opportunity to take a once-in-a-lifetime story about a troubled, legendary singer, and add insight. Nina, in the most frustrating way, bungles that mission. Go to Full Review Kimber Myers The Playlist 05/18/2016
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An insult to the legacy of the High Priestess of Soul, those looking for a richer exploration of the woman, artist, activist and legend, are best served elsewhere. Go to Full Review Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times 05/05/2016
Never seems authentic or real, just a bizarrely staged re-creation. Go to Full Review Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip 10/14/2017
Nina feels like a movie made by people who fundamentally misunderstood Nina Simone. It conclusively proves that representation behind the camera is as important as representation on screen. Go to Full Review Noah Gittell Washington City Paper 05/20/2016
If this is a greatest hits album, Nina picks the least-accessible songs and then puts them all in the wrong order. Go to Full Review Wilson Morales BlackFilm.com 04/29/2016
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While Saldana gives her very best in trying to embody the essence of Miss Simone with equal support from co-star David Oyelowo, both are confined to a weak script and for Saldana, probably the worst makeup job she's had on the big screen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Benjamin K 03/25/2024 Nina - just a movie - why do peppel hat dis movie they try make a good movie shame on you america sucks🤬🤬🤬😤 See more Banana W 02/24/2024 Its too Bad.....dont watch it See more 10/13/2020 nina is a film that has a great script but the actors and the cast is not so good. See more 08/19/2020 As far as autobiographies girl Nina is definitely at the bottom of the barrel. After watching this film I learned very little about Nina and a bunch of the film is her just singing music. The movie is miss cast with what seems forced performances. The script was also pretty bad. The movie had good intentions but it’s also pretty boring. See more 08/06/2020 awful. poorly casted, poorly written. See more 02/13/2018 Terrible casting; it tanked the entire movie. Nina's story needs to be told, but not like this. See more Read all reviews
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Cynthia Mort

Director

Zoe Saldaña

Nina Simone

David Oyelowo

Clifton Henderson

Ronald Guttman

Henri Edwards

Keith David

Clifton's Father

Ella Joyce

Clifton's Mom

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Movie Info

Synopsis Manager Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo) helps singer and pianist Nina Simone (Zoe Saldana) rediscover her love for music.
Director
Cynthia Mort
Producer
Stuart Parr, Cynthia Mort, Barnaby Thompson, Ben Latham-Jones
Screenwriter
Cynthia Mort
Distributor
RLJ Entertainment
Production Co
Parr Pictures, Fragile Films, 66 Productions, Londinium Films, Huntsman Productions
Genre
Biography, History, Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 22, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 6, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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