Film

Black Nativity

2013 · 1h 33m · Music · Drama

The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

IMDb

4.8

Rotten Tomatoes

51%

Metacritic

48

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Forest Whitaker

Reverend Cornell Cobbs

Angela Bassett

Aretha Cobbs

Jennifer Hudson

Naima

Tyrese Gibson

Loot / Tyson

Jacob Latimore

Langston

Mary J. Blige

Platinum Fro

Nas

Street Prophet (Isaiah)

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Pawnbroker

Grace Gibson

Maria / Mary

J. Mallory McCree

Kyle

Rotimi

Officer Butch McDaniels

Michael Dale

Innkeeper

Doug Willen

Chic Man

Henry Hunter Hall

Snoopy

Marija Abney

Nativity Dancer

Jevon McFerrin

Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)

• Kasi LemmonsDirector · Writer
• T.D. JakesProducer
• Trudie StylerProducer
• Anastas N. MichosDirector of Photography
• Raphael SaadiqOriginal Music Composer
• Laura KarpmanOriginal Music Composer
• Terilyn A. ShropshireEditor

Black Nativity Official TEASER TRAILER (2013) - Forest Whitaker Musical HD

Release date

November 27, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Budget

$17,500,000

Revenue

$7,018,189

Genres

Music, Drama

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