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Walter Lee Younger
Lena Younger
Ruth Younger
Beneatha Younger
Carl Lindner

Travis Younger
Critic Reviews for A Raisin in the Sun
All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1)
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... Raisin works well on television, like so many other fifties plays that tended toward the Freudian and claustrophobic, with their Munch-scream close-ups and slammed Ibsen doors.
January 5, 2018 | Full Review… -
No one will mistake this well-produced but inevitably dialogue-driven piece for pure cinema, but Leon and adapter Paris Qualles open up the play just enough to avoid the usual stage-to-screen claustrophobia.
January 30, 2008 -
Thoughtful, play-based drama examines racism.
January 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A quintessentially American play, revisited...this one has towering performances from Rashad and McDonald.
May 28, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
An African-American classic every bit as relevant today as when it was first staged.
February 18, 2008 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… -
A Raisin in the Sun isn't bad... for a TV MOVIE.
January 29, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for A Raisin in the Sun
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Aug 26, 2009Great performances by all: entertaining, intense, and yes, "heart-warming".Sarah P Super Reviewer
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May 22, 2008Masterful writing with some truly excellent performances. Really the only downside is the distracting orchestra playing what seemed like continuously in the background. All three women are amazing in their own distinct ways, and Sean Combs, though hardly a marval, holds his own. Interestingly, for me he was more convincing showing his character's flaws than the everday stuff. Phylicia Rashad has a very warm presence and gives a graceful performance. Sanaa Lathan makes what could have been an annoying character in lesser hands and gives her some truth. And Audra McDonald? Loved her. She made me really feel for her trapped, modest, underappreciated housewife. I might make it sound like a heavy-handed contricance, but the film gets by on sheer narrative momentum. A weighty, moving experience about capitalism, racism, family, and integrity in 1950s America.Joey N Super Reviewer
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Mar 09, 2008The was a really moving film. Phyllicia Rashad did an amazing performance. This made me want to see the original.Jon L Super Reviewer
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Feb 26, 2008A solid TV movie. I love the stage play. There is a lot for me to identify with in the story though I'm not a racial minority. It was interesting to see the one room stage set expanded upon with some scenes of each character out in the world. Diddy is not bad, but the women steal the show.Byron B Super Reviewer
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