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To Sleep with Anger

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To Sleep with Anger
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PG,1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1990
Director:
Charles Burnett
Starring:
Danny Glover, Richard Brooks, Paul Butler  ...more
Synopsis: African-American drifter Danny Glover shows up at the LA doorstep of his old pal Paul Butler. In the spirit of auld lang syne, Butler takes Glover in, though his wife (Mary Alice) is not happy with this intrusion. She already has enough on her hands contending with her grown live-in son Richard Brooks and his real-estate agent wife Sheryl Lee Ralph. Glover ingratiates himself by reminding family of their Southern roots; less positively, he drinks a great deal, brings suspicious-looking cronies into ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
The first "commercial" effort by resolutely independent African-American filmmaker Charles Burnett, To Sleep With Anger (1990) continued Burnett's efforts to move beyond black movie stereotypes. A low-key domestic drama involving a comfortably middle-class California family, Burnett's story about a disturbing visit from Danny Glover's quietly malign family friend Harry presents a subtle portrait of ... Full Review
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Danny Glover
Harry Mention
Richard Brooks
Babe Brother
Paul Butler
Gideon
Mary Alice
Suzie
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