I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

2016

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

In "Remember This House" Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished -a radical narration about race in America, through the lives and assassinations of three of his friends: Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers and Malcolm X. using only the writer's original words.

JBscale
93
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Documentary - History
Length
1 hr. 34 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 17, 2017
US Box Office
$7,123,919 (#4730 of 7378)
Global Office
$9,617,402 (#3353 of 4306)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Brief Nudity, Disturbing Violent Images, Language, Thematic Material

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Magnolia
Released
May 2, 2017
Acquired Date
August 8, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
James Baldwin
James Baldwin

Directors

Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck

Producers

Rémi Grellety
Rémi Grellety
Hébert Peck
Hébert Peck
Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck

Writers

Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck

Other Recommendations

Spirit, The24

2008

Shaft56

2000

Hateful Eight, The73

2015

Juice75

1992

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith73

2005

User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
--
 
RT Fresh Certified
99%
Tomatometer
212 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
259 votes
METASCORE
95
36 votes
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
23,978 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media