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Jonathan Demme directs this mysterious and potent drama based on Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Years after the Civil War, in Ohio, a former slave named Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives in a small house on some land outside of Cincinnati with her grown daughter, Denver (Kimberly Elise). Sethe is stoic .. Read more

Starring	Irma P. Hall, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton
Director	Jonathan Demme
Genres	Drama

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  This is very weird ...
  
  This is very weird film. Never saw anything even similar!
  
  The master class of actors technique and full of metaphors + deep ideas to think about.read more »
  
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  - Sasha#1
  - LEEDS
  - 21 Oct 2004 at 22:15
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  - 0
  Violent & Over The Top
  
  I like long movies, I like art house films, I like Oprah and Danny in films, but I just did not like this film. The gratuitous violence was really awful; things... read more »
  
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- - filmspotter
  - 28 reviews
  - Perthshire
  - 16 Oct 2011 at 14:43
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  worth watching
  
  This is a fantastic adaptation of a very strong novel, played very well by all the cast involved. It was very much overlooked in the UK, but if this is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 Aug 2011 at 16:23
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  Brave attempt at difficult novel
  
  I can understand why this was a flop in the box office! It could never compete with commercial releases at three hours in duration and a very strange plot, and ... read more »
  
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- 1017987
- - Kulturmonster
  - 47 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 16 Jul 2011 at 16:57
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  - 1
  Some fabulous acting
  
  I wasn't quite sure what was going on when this movie began, but it quickly became pretty good. The acting of Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey was good but ... read more »
  
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- - Tracey
  - England
  - 18 Jun 2011 at 18:47
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  Beloved - Awful!
  
  Just awful! The basic storyline was ok, and the acting was great, but the plot too way too long to spin out and I found myself losing interest halfway through. ... read more »
  
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- 999873
- - a customer
  - 02 Jun 2011 at 22:20
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  Well how did I find the movie?
  
  Gloomy and very depressing, somethings in the movie needed clarification. I watched this on Halloween night too ...... !! I would not dream of watching this ... read more »
  
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- - Saphira
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Nov 2010 at 18:45
- - 4
  - 0
  Beloved - a film to make you think
  
  I have always considered myself understanding of the feelings of those oppressed because of their race or creed. However, it was not until I watched this film ... read more »
  
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  - MrK
  - 9 reviews
  - Newport
  - 31 Oct 2010 at 17:14
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  - 3
  What is that?
  
  Not sure what the story is all about, the movie is weird and I wonder why I rented it in the first place. Waste of time!
  
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  - Essex
  - 28 Jul 2010 at 13:37
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  Deep and touching
  
  This is a good film, it is quite deep and extremely touching, it took me almost 3 days to watch it, but worth watching if you enjoy movies and slavery.
  
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- - JJ01
  - 2 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 12 May 2010 at 10:27
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  Very disappointing
  
  Having read the book of Beloved was really looking forward to seeing the movie. Yes - they have tried to do the book justice, but in doing so the movie drags ... read more »
  
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  - Northern Ireland
  - 28 Apr 2010 at 21:33
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- - 11
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  This is very weird ...
  
  This is very weird film. Never saw anything even similar!
  
  The master class of actors technique and full of metaphors + deep ideas to think about.read more »
  
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- 50634
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  - Sasha#1
  - LEEDS
  - 21 Oct 2004 at 22:15
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  The stuff of nightmares
  
  I've just watched the first twenty five minutes of Beloved and have had to turn it off because it was so ... read more »
  
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- - Jane
  - Somerset
  - 31 Jan 2007 at 19:36
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  Bizarre
  
  This adaptation of Tony Morrison's novel comes across as a bizarre cross between 'The Exorcist' and 'The Colour Purple'. Oprah Winfrey, who ... read more »
  
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- - Atom7
  - East Sussex
  - 15 Dec 2003 at 19:34
- - 4
  - 0
  Sepia-tinged shocker
  
  Adapted from Toni Morrison's haunting best-seller (which I've read) this Oprah produced movie is on the whole admirably faithful to the original text.<... read more »
  
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- - Alfod
  - 115 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 25 May 2004 at 16:48
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  Beloved - a film to make you think
  
  I have always considered myself understanding of the feelings of those oppressed because of their race or creed. However, it was not until I watched this film ... read more »
  
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  - MrK
  - 9 reviews
  - Newport
  - 31 Oct 2010 at 17:14
- - 4
  - 1
  A bit hard to follow ...
  
  A bit hard to follow at first, but once it got going it was a very rivetting film and Oprah Winfrey was stunning. Not a bad film.
  
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- - David#470
  - WIRRAL
  - 12 Apr 2004 at 23:27
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  Worked for me
  
  I had problems with this film at first, wasn’t sure what I was suppose to understand but I stuck with it and was dually rewarded. When I started to ‘... read more »
  
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- - Christine
  - Scotland
  - 19 Aug 2005 at 09:34
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  This is a very ...
  
  This is a very powerful film it is not for the light hearted but really worth watching over and over again. The music is really awesome.This is the kind of ... read more »
  
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- - Arriaga#1
  - BRIXTON
  - 29 Jun 2004 at 21:50
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  Not for the squeamish ...
  
  Not for the squeamish or indeed everyone, but a thought provoking, visually superb film that should question your view of right and wrong. The most powerful ... read more »
  
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  - LONDON
  - 07 Apr 2004 at 15:51
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  Bit of a stinker
  
  I had doubts that the novel could translate into film but decided to give it a go anyway.Sadly the Movie version did not do the Novel justice.When I read the ... read more »
  
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- - Jellypocket
  - Warrington
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 11:50

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  Jonathan Demme directs this mysterious and potent drama based on Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Years after the Civil War, in Ohio, a former slave named Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives in a small house on some land outside of Cincinnati with her grown daughter, Denver (...