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Black Nativity

- The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Release Date : 2013-11-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Malvern PicturesFox Searchlight Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Forest Whitaker

Character Name : Reverend Cornell Cobbs

Original Name : Forest Whitaker

Gender : Male

Angela Bassett

Character Name : Aretha Cobbs

Original Name : Angela Bassett

Gender : Female

Jennifer Hudson

Character Name : Naima

Original Name : Jennifer Hudson

Gender : Female

Tyrese Gibson

Character Name : Loot / Tyson

Original Name : Tyrese Gibson

Gender : Male

Jacob Latimore

Character Name : Langston

Original Name : Jacob Latimore

Gender : Male

Mary J. Blige

Character Name : Platinum Fro

Original Name : Mary J. Blige

Gender : Female

Nas

Character Name : Street Prophet (Isaiah)

Original Name : Nas

Gender : Male

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Character Name : Pawnbroker

Original Name : Vondie Curtis-Hall

Gender : Male

Grace Gibson

Character Name : Maria / Mary

Original Name : Grace Gibson

Gender : Female

J. Mallory McCree

Character Name : Kyle

Original Name : J. Mallory McCree

Gender : Male

Rotimi

Character Name : Officer Butch McDaniels

Original Name : Rotimi

Gender : Male

Michael Dale

Character Name : Innkeeper

Original Name : Michael Dale

Gender : Male

Doug Willen

Character Name : Chic Man

Original Name : Doug Willen

Gender : Male

Henry Hunter Hall

Character Name : Snoopy

Original Name : Henry Hunter Hall

Gender : Male

Marija Abney

Character Name : Nativity Dancer

Original Name : Marija Abney

Gender : Female

Jevon McFerrin

Character Name : Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Jevon McFerrin

Gender : Male

Amyrh Harris

Character Name : Church Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Amyrh Harris

Gender : Male

Paugh Shadow

Character Name : Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)

Original Name : Paugh Shadow

Gender : Male

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching 'Fast & Furious' star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.