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Get on the Bus

1996 · 122 min

A talky, heartfelt road trip where a busload of strangers argue, bond and reckon with race and manhood over a long journey.

Directed by: Spike Lee
Genres: History, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Richard Belzer, De'Aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher

Tagline: On October 16, 1996, the one year anniversary of the Million Man March, Spike Lee invites you to lift your head, raise your voice, and...get on the bus.
Overview: Fifteen Black men gather in South Central LA to take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in October 1995. Among the attendees are an eclectic set of characters, including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a Black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the March, including manhood, religion, politics, sexuality, and race.

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Directed by: Spike Lee
Genres: History, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Richard Belzer, De'Aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
identity
friendship
faith
family
Places: road trip
big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: history, adventure, drama
Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Starring: Richard Belzer, De'Aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Gabriel Casseus, Albert Hall, Hill Harper, Harry Lennix
Music: Terence Blanchard
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Runtime: 122 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian

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