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2006 film directed by Craig Brewer

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Black Snake Moan is a 2006 American drama and musical film directed and written by Craig Brewer. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, and S. Epatha Merkerson. Produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain, the movie was created by Paramount Vantage, New Deal Productions, and Southern Cross the Dog Productions. It was distributed by Paramount Vantage and Netflix in video on demand format.

The narrative is set in Tennessee and centers on a dysfunctional family. The film has a runtime of 116 minutes and was released in 2006 and 2007. It features themes of southern USA, musician, blues, trauma, and military service. A soundtrack album of the same title was released in 2007.

Critical reception included a review score of 66%, 6.4 out of 10, and 52 out of 100. The film had a budget of 15,000,000 and generated revenue of 10,900,000.

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Film · TMDB

6.8

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.

Released: 2006-12-31116 minDir: Craig BrewerDramaBudget: $15.0MBox office: $10.9M

Cast

  • Christina Ricci as Rae
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Lazarus
  • Justin Timberlake as Ronnie Morgan
  • S. Epatha Merkerson as Angela
  • John Cothran as Reverend R. L.
  • David Banner as Tehronne

Themes

  • southern usa
  • musician
  • blues
  • trauma
  • military service
  • tennessee
  • nymphomaniac
  • captive
  • moonshine
  • drunkenness

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

69,010 votes

Year
2006
Runtime
116 min
Genres
Drama, Music

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Craig Brewer
Screenwriter
Craig Brewer
Production company
Paramount Vantage
Cinematographer
Amy Vincent
Narrative location
Tennessee
Duration
115
FilmAffinity ID
584491
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.BlackSnakeMoan.com
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publication date
2007-01-01
title
Black Snake Moan
distributed by
Netflix
review score
52/100
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