Screen Daily
A thoughtful biopic that grows more involving the more it shrugs off its tendency towards the reverential.
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Harriet
Cynthia Erivo (Widows) is iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery in 1849 and went on to help free hundreds of others through the Underground Railroad.
2020Rating: CTC125 minsUSA
DramaTrue Story & BiographyHistorical
- Director:
- Kasi Lemmons ('Eve's Bayou', 'The Caveman's Valentine', 'Talk to Me')
- Writer:
- Gregory Allen HowardKasi Lemmons
- Cast:
- Cynthia ErivoJanelle MonáeLeslie Odom Jr.Vondie Curtis-HallJoe AlwynVanessa Bell CallowayClarke PetersTim Guinee
Harriet / Reviews
The Guardian
History, heroism and leadership are the stuff of Kasi Lemmons' rousing and heartfelt film about the life and times of Harriet Tubman, the Spartacus of the American south.
Full reviewVariety
"Harriet" is nothing if not a dutiful and eye-opening salute. But it still leaves you feeling that the great movie about Harriet Tubman has yet to be made.
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Hollywood Reporter
If the movie doesn't escape the hagiographic trap of the reverent biopic, it nonetheless will move audiences with a taste for large-canvas inspirational drama.
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Little White Lies
It's a disappointing and formulaic portrait. Erivo - and Harriet Tubman - deserve a better vehicle.
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