Movie

The Color of Courage

1999 · 91 min

A quiet, earnest drama that builds its tension through everyday hostility and the slow forging of an unlikely friendship.

Overview: Based on the landmark civil rights case Sipes vs. McGhee, The Color of Courage chronicles the friendship between a white woman and a black woman whose family, the McGhees, has moved into a previously all-white neighborhood. A McGhee granddaughter, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, wrote the script.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, friendship, justice, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
friendship
justice
family
isolation
Places: suburbs
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild