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For Colored Girls

Rated R for some disturbing violence including a rape, sexual content and language.

R 134min.
Drama
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Released on November 5, 2010
Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning play exploring the plight of black women makes the leap from stage to screen with this ensemble drama directed by Tyler Perry, and starring Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Hill Harper, Thandie Newton, Whoopi ... Read More

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Kimberly Elise Crystal/Brown
Janet Jackson Jo/Red
Loretta Devine Juanita/Green
Thandie Newton Tangie/Orange
Anika Noni Rose Yasmine/Yellow
Kerry Washington Kelly/Blue
Tessa Thompson Nyla/Purple
Phylicia Rashad Gilda
Whoopi Goldberg Alice/White
Macy Gray Rose

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May 21, 2011
soil1050
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What a great movie! I'm not a colored girl but I sure appreciated the poetic interweavings and wonderful portrayal of the women in this movie. I have never written a review on any movie but I was compeled to give this one 5 stars.
March 14, 2011
KeraO
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I would give this movie a no star if I could. I totally agree with Krauseneck123 it's 2 hours of my life I will never get back. My husband was being optimistic and was hoping the movie would pick up somehow and of course it didn't. I am a woman of color and my life is no where close to this mess of characters with their dramatic woes of haiku, poetry, and
February 19, 2011
ventowan1563
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Wow!! Janet gave a awesome performance. So did the rest of the cast..
February 09, 2011
ACurlThing
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I first want to say that unfortunately a lot of people in the world wouldn't know a masterpiece if they were slapped with it! This is coming from a Not-So-Die-Hard-Fan-Of-Tyler. This movie is a must see for all people. Granted the title is "For Colored Girls" please don't let that hinder you from going to see it, because the
February 08, 2011
TLIGHTOUT
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This movie depicted the different points of views from a vast array of color women, myself included. Words cannot express the rush of emotional feelings that I felt during and after this movie. This movie was so intense that I needed to reflect within the pages of my journal for the different events that had occurred within the life of the women in my family and myself as
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