The Watsons Go to Birmingham

2013

Action / Drama / Family / History

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 859 859

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Plot summary

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.

Director

Kenny Leon Photo
Kenny Leon

Top cast

Bart Hansard Photo
Bart Hansard as Movie Ticket Salesperson
Shameik Moore Photo
Shameik Moore as James Jr.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Photo
LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Grandma Sands
E. Roger Mitchell Photo
E. Roger Mitchell as Mr. Williams
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697.71 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.24 GB
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English 2.0
PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

While I don't feel like the movie lives

While I don't feel like the movie lives up to the book, it is still good.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Good movie about a black family that travels

good movie about a black family that travels from Michigan to Alabama in the middle of segaration in the 1960's and how their summer vacation to their grandma house was anything but a normal summer vacation. well written and acted.
Reviewed by R T 1 / 10

I'm being a bit harsh on this because

I'm being a bit harsh on this because of the utter disappointment I had when I watched this movie after reading the infinitely better book. One of the many issues I had with this movie is the number of plots and subplots left out from the book. The excuse "But it's a movie adaptation of a book, they can't put everything in, it would make it too long!". I can take that to an extent, but they leave too many of those moments, thus causing plotholes non-existant in the book. Although the actors were good, sometimes the characters felt a bit out of character. But that's really just a minor problem compared to this one. One of the worst problems is that it's just important part after important part after important part, it really feels like there's not a relaxing moment where you can connect to the characters. An excuse is that "It makes the movie more exciting!". But with only important plots, it feels like there's no depth to the movie whatsoever. It also spent too little time in their hometown, Flint. It was about 20-30 minutes long that the characters were there, so it felt really rushed. They even went as far as removing a character from the book called Rufus. I was really ticked off with that decision because I find him one of the more interesting characters. Mom felt more laid back when in the book, she was really strict. I liked her outrageous character in the book and removing that trait really ruined her character. Although I do like the black people fighting back, that wasn't enough to save this movie. And moments like when -------------------(STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS)----------------------- the church got bombed I wasn't terrified like I was in the book. It felt like they wanted to make it emotional, but failed horribly. I know this review was way too long and should have been a lot shorter, but I want to show how this movie is bad. It's fine if you like it, but you should consider reading the book first before saying that I'm hating on it for no reason. Overall, I was extremely disappointed. Read the book before watching this to have more of a detailed version of The Watsons.
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