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Movie Info
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Director -
Ava DuVernay -
Producer -
Christian Colson , Oprah Winfrey , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner -
Screenwriter -
Paul Webb -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Plan B Entertainment , Cloud Eight , Harpo Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|A Suggestive Moment|Disturbing Thematic Material|Violence) -
Genre -
History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 9, 2015, Wide -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Mar 20, 2015 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 24, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$52.1M -
Runtime -
2h 8m