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6.2/10   997 votes
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Director:
Darnell Martin
Writers (WGA):
Zora Neale Hurston (novel)
Suzan-Lori Parks (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 March 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Halle Berry ... Janie Starks
Ruben Santiago-Hudson ... Joe Starks

Michael Ealy ... Tea Cake

Nicki Micheaux ... Phoebe Watson
Lorraine Toussaint ... Pearl Stone
Ruby Dee ... Nanny

Terrence Howard ... Amos Hicks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Gabriel Casseus ... Sam Watson
Artel Great ... Motor Boat (as Artel Kayàru)

Kevin Daniels ... Liege Moss
Henry Brown ... Walter Stone

Wayne Duvall ... Dr. Gordon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Jensen Atwood ... Johnny Taylor
Ariana Auza ... Seminole Indian
Aldo Ceceña ... Seminole Indian Flute Player

Taji Coleman ... Daisy Blunt

Matthew Dickens ... Principal Dancer
Ricky Fante ... Singer

Charles Hailey ... Man Passing in car

Andre James ... Field Worker
Veryl Jones ... Sop De Botton

Lisa Michelle Lovelace ... Nunkie (as Lisa Lovelace)
Sean Nelson ... Hezekiah
Steven Sebastian Price ... Brawny Man / Singer

Lisa Ruffin ... Principal Dancer

Taja V. Simpson ... Wife of New Family

J.R. Starr ... Pastor, Thompson
Rhonda Stubbins White ... Annie Tyler
Mark Anthony Williams ... Frank Tyler

Raymond T. Williams ... Gigolo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (Australia) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Janie Starks: There's two things everybody got to find out for theyselves. They got to find out about love, and they got to find out about living. Now, love is like the sea. It's a moving thing. And it's different on every shore. And living.....well, I just come back from burying the dead. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) more

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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
happy with movie, not with hosting channel, 10 March 2005
9/10
Author: Melrosemiss from United States

While I would never classify this in a category with Roots, I think it was an excellent movie, made bad by the fact that for every 7 minutes of movie, there were 7 minutes of boring and dull commercials which were extremely irritating. I am a middle aged white female and must say that I do think this movie would be of more interest to the female population but as a love story, I think it was wonderful. If this came out on DVD or were televised on cable without commercials, I would gladly watch it again. Sometimes we have to believe in something and it might as well be love. I think Oprah did a wonderful job with this one but it could have been made better on another channel. True and sustaining love is the underlying theme, bad marriages compared to true and lasting relationships and if this is a subject that does not appeal to you, then it is not a movie for you, but if you believe, as I do, that we each have a soul mate out there somewhere, then you will like this too.

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