The Watsons Go to Birmingham

A warm, earnest family road trip that gradually tightens into a sobering history lesson, easy to watch together and quietly moving.

Directed by

Kenny Leon

Genres

Family, Tv movie

Starring

Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Harrison Knight, Skai Jackson

Overview

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.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, coming-of-age, race, justice

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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