Black Nativity (2013)

★ 5.1 1h 33m IMDb

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.

Black Nativity

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Cast

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs Age 64 · Longview, Texas, USA Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Britis...
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs Age 67 · New York City, New York, USA Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and...
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson as Naima Age 44 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of A...
Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Gibson as Loot / Tyson Age 47 · Los Angeles, California, USA Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998 and released his debut single, "Nobody Else", in Aug...
Jacob Latimore
Jacob Latimore as Langston Age 29 · Milwaukee - Wisconsin - USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jacob O'Neal Latimore, Jr. (born August 10, 1996) is an American R&B/Pop recording artist, actor, and dancer..
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige as Platinum Fro Age 55 · Yonkers, New York, USA Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released...

Audience Reviews

r96sk 6/10 May 02, 2021
I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending.

It's not that <em>'Black Nativity'</em> 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 <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> star Tyrese Gibson act too.

All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.

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