1998 · 2h 52m · Drama, Horror, Mystery
Beloved
Directed byJonathan Demme
TMDB
5.8
113 votes
Metacritic
58
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Rotten Tomatoes
78%
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Box office
$22.9M
0.3x its $80M budget
Released Oct 8, 1998 by Harpo Productions and Touchstone Pictures
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Cast
- Oprah WinfreySethe
- Danny GloverPaul D
- Kimberly EliseDenver
- Thandiwe NewtonBeloved
- LisaGay HamiltonYounger Sethe
- Beah RichardsBaby Suggs
- Albert HallStamp Paid
- Irma P. HallElla
- Carol Jean LewisJaney Wagon
- Kessia EmbryAmy Denver
- Jude CiccolellaSchoolteacher
- Anthony ChisholmLanghorne
Full cast (60)
- Dorothy Love CoatesM. Lucille Williams
- Jane WhiteLady Jones
- Yada BeenerDenver aged 9
- Emil PinnockHoward aged 14
- Calen JohnsonBuglar aged 13
- George E. RayReverend Pike
- Wes BentleySchoolteacher's Nephew
- Dashiell EavesSchoolteacher's Nephew
- Tyler HinsonBaby Beloved
- Brian HooksYoung Paul D
- Angie UttMrs. Garner
- Hill HarperHalle
- Jim RocheString Show Barker
- Vertamae GrosvenorGrace
- Ramona CastleCarnival Kid
- Brooklyn JamesCarnival Kid
- Nora MarloweCarnival Kid
- Frederick StrotherAfrican Savage
- Lillian SmithLemonade Server
- Aliya RobinsonDenver's Carnival Friend
- Joe ToutebonFrenchie
- Brittany HawkinsYoung Girl Sethe
- Alerte BelanceNan
- Ayoka DorseySethe's Mother
- Ashleigh WatsonBaby Denver
- Dajon MatthewsHoward aged 5
- Norris Wiggins Jr.Buglar aged 4
- Harry NorthupSheriff
- Tracey WalterSlave Catcher
- Terel GibsonBuglar aged 21
- Damani BakerHoward aged 22
- Robert W. CastleMr. Sawyer
- Paul LazarGeneral Store Proprietor
- Leigh SmileyGeneral Store Helper
- Lewis 'Jiggs' WalkerGood Samaritan
- Dan OlmsteadPoliceman
- Charles GlennHelpful Gentleman
- Jason RobardsMr. Bodwin
- Anthony S. CalypsoDenver's Boyfriend
- Karen VicksThe Thirty Women
- Thelma HoustonThe Thirty Women
- Willa WardThe Thirty Women
- Louise JohnsonThe Thirty Women
- Pauletta WashingtonThe Thirty Women
- Jacqueline Celestin Fils-AiméThe Thirty Women
- Harold GouldBarber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)
- Charles NapierAngry Carny (uncredited)
- Joey PerilloCarnival Barker (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Music
- Rachel Portman
- Cinematography
- Tak Fujimoto
- Editing
- Andy KeirCarol Littleton
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 1999Colleen Atwood
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