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Dear White People

2014

Justin Simien

Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, Brandon Bell ...

5.8

845

Drama. Comedy Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in postracial America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Justin Simien's lively and articulate comedy proves better at rattling off ideas than it does squeezing them into a coherent narrative frame."	NEU
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"An edgy premise and memorable cast make for a potent first impression."	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Smart and fearless (...) knowing but not snarky, self-aware but not solipsistic, open to influence and confident in its own originality."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Clever campus satire (...) This refreshingly angular approach to class, racism and the interracial sex taboo addresses the elephants in cinema’s crowded room (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Steven Boone rogerebert.com	"[It] is so charismatic in form and style that we easily forgive its surfeit of priviliged narcissists (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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