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Beloved

1998 · 172 min

A haunting, emotionally draining experience that lingers with its raw portrayal of trauma and the supernatural.

Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Genres
History, Horror, Drama
Starring
Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise
Tagline
The past has a life of its own.
Overview
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

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  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Genres
History, Horror, Drama
Starring
Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • survival
  • family
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight10

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Genres
history, horror, drama
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Written by
Adam Brooks, Richard LaGravenese, Akosua Busia
Starring
Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise, Thandiwe Newton, LisaGay Hamilton, Beah Richards, Albert Hall, Irma P. Hall
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Runtime
172 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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