Black Nativity 2013 Watch Free in HD

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.

Genre:

Drama, Musical

Actors:

Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Luke James, Grace Gibson, Rotimi, ...»

Director:

Kasi Lemmons

Country:

United States

Release:

2013

IMDb:

4.8

Quality:

Duration:

93 min

RogerEbert.com

Earnest, square and proudly evangelical, "Black Nativity" is so unusual that its rough aspects are easy to forgive.

November 28, 2013

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The Film Stage

Some devices don't work as well as others, however Kasi Lemmons has made a film that lives and breathes, even if it at times it doesn't work

June 21, 2016

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NPR

Even the movie's most wretched characters glow in the Harlem lamplight.

November 28, 2013

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Cinemalogue.com

This story of seasonal healing ultimately feels too predictable and heavy-handed to bring much uplifting Christmas cheer.

December 11, 2013

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National Newspaper Publishers Association

Black Nativity is a jubilant experience.

March 21, 2017

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Newcity

Defiantly simple, like earlier stage pageants based on Langston Hughes' Christmas play, Kasi Lemmons' "Black Nativity" gains power through its directness.

April 07, 2014

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Boston Globe

Takes Hughes' nativity story and shoves it into the far background of a sincere but tritely told modern drama about family, faith, and redemption.

November 28, 2013

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Film.com

Its pastoral ambitions compensate for its lack of finesse.

November 27, 2013

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Columbus Alive

To call it preachy isn't necessarily a critique; the entire film is essentially built around a closing sermon.

April 23, 2014

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Village Voice

By the time the credits rolled, my eyes were sore from all the rolling.

December 09, 2013

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