Miss Juneteenth

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Miss Juneteenth

2020

1h 43m

Drama

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A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.

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Critics Consensus

Like a pageant winner walking across the stage, Miss Juneteenth follows a familiar path -- but does so with charm and grace.

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Melanie Hoyes

Sight & Sound

01/27/2021

A joyful observation of Black lives, timely in this moment of global protest against racial injustice.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

01/27/2021

4/5

Carl Jung's claim that the greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents is rigorously tested, and validated, by this perfectly formed heartbreaker from the debut director Channing Godfrey Peoples.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

01/27/2021

3/5

The film buzzes with life and sincere feeling. The performances resonate like a struck bell. But a few too many questions are left unasked.

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Isobel Nutbrown

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/18/2025

4/5

Miss Juneteenth is both an intimate illustration of a mother’s love and a much-needed education on the struggles facing the working-class Black community in the modern US.

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

01/16/2025

4/5

This is a slow-burning, well-observed story explores race, small-town angst and shattered hopes.

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Brandon Stanwyck

InSession Film

07/16/2024

I’ve been a fan of Nicole Beharie since the first episode of Sleepy Hollow aired, and I’m so glad that a feature film finally gave her the opportunity to showcase her craft.

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Kimberly B

06/26/2021

I loved that the movie showed Turrquoise as a real person that remained true to herself. She did not let her past deter her desire for success for herself and her daughter.

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Billy B

Oct 5

Anytime you see a movie that the lame a$$ critics are all to afraid to say anything negative. PASS on that mess. I guarantee you that the majority of those critics never watched the movie .

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PL W

Aug 17

Way tp predictable … don’t waste your time

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 2

Success in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $86,300.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nicholas C

05/16/2024

There was no acting in this movie. And the fact that rotten tomatoes had me, click an extra couple of clicks to get to this shows me that they are justice terrible as this movie. We only have so much time on this Earth. Don't waste your time with this movie. No acting nothing.

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Michael H

10/15/2023

Very well written and real.

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Synopsis

A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.

Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples
Producer: Neil Creque Williams, James M. Johnston, Jeanie Igoe, Toby Halbrooks, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page
Screenwriter: Channing Godfrey Peoples
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Sailor Bear, Ley Line Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.3K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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