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      The Last Brickmaker in America

      PG 2001 1 hr. 37 min. Drama List
      Reviews 68% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A hardworking laborer (Sidney Poitier) loses passion for his work until he becomes a mentor to a 13-year-old boy. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Everything about this movie was great Sydney Poitier his best. Yes I recommend it. James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, February 16, 2023. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a wonderful movie I wanted to actually see it again! Great for the entire family. Based on a true story and offers good values. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Frances H Warm wonderful family drama with the excellent Sidney Poitier. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/20/19 Full Review Audience Member It's interesting to read that this is based on a true story. I think it is a beautifully done, very heartwarming story that shows some truths about connection and meaning, and not losing touch with what is really important by searching for success. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Its overly sentimental, been there-done that premise, and lack of motivation make this film bland and unimpressionable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The Last Brickmaker in America stars Sidney Poitier as a widowed brickmaker who is still grieving over his wife's death and is in danger of being late delivering bricks for a school building project. An employee of the building contractor is estranged from his wife and they both are experiencing difficulties with their only son. The son vandalizes the school, is caught and punished, and as he works on his dad's project, he encounters the bricklayer and their brief, if not completely friendly, conversation intrigues the young boy. He visits the brickmaker and learns how to build bricks by hand and grows in character as well as in interest in learning. His parents initially object to him being at the brickmaker's home but they relent and gradually the parents are wooed over to the brickmaking enterprise and to reconciling with one another. A beautiful, heart warming story of love that continues beyond death and how the older generations have much to teach younger generations. 10/10. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A hardworking laborer (Sidney Poitier) loses passion for his work until he becomes a mentor to a 13-year-old boy.
      Director
      Gregg Champion
      Executive Producer
      Gregg Champion, Richard Leder, Sharon Cicero, Ronnie D. Clemmer, Richard P. Kughn, Bill Pace
      Screenwriter
      Richard Leder
      Production Co
      Nasser Entertainment, Nasser Group
      Rating
      PG (Some Mild Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 7, 2021