Black and White 1999
“What happens when you mix it up?”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Director
- James Toback
- Networks
- Bigel / Mailer Films, Palm Pictures, Screen Gems
- Where to Stream
- Rakuten TV, Fandango At Home
What is Black and White?
Topic: Film "Black and White" (1999). Format: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 4, 1999
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Bigel / Mailer Films, Palm Pictures, Screen Gems
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- $5,241,315
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 4.6/10 from 74 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~98 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Bigel / Mailer Films, Palm Pictures, Screen Gems
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Topic: Film "Black and White" (1999).
Format: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Source [1]: Title: Black and White (1999). Release date: 09/04/1999 (US). Genre: Drama. Runtime: 1h 38m. Rating: R. Plot: Rich Bower is an up-and-coming hip-hop star. Raven and her upper-class white high school friends want to be around him. Documentary filmmaker Sam Donager and her husband Terry want to chronicle the growing appeal of black culture among white teens. Rich Bower was a gangster before being a rapper, and his criminal past haunts him and others.
Source [2]: Directed by James Toback. Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gaby Hoffmann, Allan Houston, Jared Leto, Scott Caan, Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields, Bijou Phillips, members of the Wu-Tang Clan and Onyx. Features Ben Stiller as a sleazy police detective.
Source [3]: Irrelevant (about South Korean films).
Source [4]: Irrelevant (about blacklisted filmmakers and a different film).
Should you watch it?
“An up-and-coming hip-hop star finds his criminal past catching up to him and his wealthy followers.”
- Explores the intersection of hip-hop stardom and upper-class white teens drawn to black culture.
- Features a documentary filmmaker couple attempting to chronicle a fascinating cultural phenomenon.
- Brings high-stakes tension as a rapper's former life as a gangster threatens everyone around him.
- It carries an R rating and deals with dark themes involving a gangster's criminal past.
Watch it if you want to see a drama about an emerging hip-hop star whose gangster past collides with a documentary crew and wealthy teens.
This is a drama featuring mature themes of crime and hip-hop culture with a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
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Where can I stream or watch Black and White (1999)?
It is available to rent or buy on digital platforms.
Is Black and White (1999) worth watching?
It offers a dramatic exploration of hip-hop culture, documentary filmmaking, and a rapper's dangerous criminal past.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a total runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
Are there essential episodes to watch first?
Black and White is a feature film rather than a television series, so there are no episodes.
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