Top billed cast

1. 

   Forest Whitaker

   Reverend Cornell Cobbs

2. 

   Angela Bassett

   Aretha Cobbs

3. 

   Jennifer Hudson

   Naima

4. 

   Tyrese Gibson

   Loot / Tyson

5. 

   Jacob Latimore

   Langston

6. 

   Mary J. Blige

   Platinum Fro

7. 

   Nas

   Street Prophet (Isaiah)

8. 

   Vondie Curtis-Hall

   Pawnbroker

9. 

   Grace Gibson

   Maria / Mary

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on 2021-05-02

I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending.

It's not that 'Black Nativity' ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also.

One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Jersey Boys67%
2. Grace Unplugged60%
3. Journey to Bethlehem76%
4. Unsung Hero69%
5. The Forge81%
6. The Nativity Story69%
7. Teen Spirit60%
8. Good Vibrations67%
9. Joseph: King of Dreams69%
10. Mary62%
11. The Shack75%
12. August Rush74%
13. The Hill76%
14. I Believe77%
15. Skin64%
16. Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special62%
17. Come Sunday58%
18. I Can Only Imagine 283%
19. The Darkest Minds70%
20. Light of the World86%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$17,500,000.00

Revenue
$7,018,189.00

Keywords

• bible
• musical
• based on play or musical
• woman director
• nativity
• christmas