IMDb
6.9 /10
568 votes


Drama · 1959 · 1h 40min
After African-American teenager Spence Scott gets expelled from his private school for arguing with a teacher, he turns to his grandmother for advice. Spence, who lives in a genteel white area and has mostly white friends, feels like an outsider. He visits a bar in a black neighborhood, where he meets a few prostitutes, which doesn't help. Eventually, Spence starts a friendship with the housekeeper, Christine, who tells him her own difficult story.
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IMDb
6.9 /10
568 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
5.2 /10
9 votes
Letterboxd
7.0 /10
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Weighted average
7.0/10