Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

1997

Over the course of a long, hot Louisiana summer, a 10-year-old black girl, Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett), discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade. The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz (Lynn Whitfield), and teenage sister, Cisely (Meagan Good), into emotional turmoil. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt, Mozelle (Debbi Morgan).

The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.

JBscale
82
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
1 hr. 56 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 7, 1997
US Box Office
$14,842,388 (#3844 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Sexuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
Director's Cut Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
October 25, 2022
Acquired Date
February 8, 2023
Times Seen
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Actors

Jurnee Smollett
Jurnee Smollett
Meagan Good
Meagan Good
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan
Jake Smollett
Jake Smollett
Ethel Ayler
Ethel Ayler
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith
Lisa Nicole Carson
Lisa Nicole Carson
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis

Directors

Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons

Producers

Caldecot Chubb
Caldecot Chubb
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Writers

Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons

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RT Fresh Certified
84%
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134 votes
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89%
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368 votes
METASCORE
78
21 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
12,018 votes