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The Long Walk Home

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The Long Walk Home (1991)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:9

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In the midst of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, dignified domestic worker Odessa Cotter does her part by walking the nine miles to her job at the home of civic-minded white socialite Miriam Thompson.... In the midst of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, dignified domestic worker Odessa Cotter does her part by walking the nine miles to her job at the home of civic-minded white socialite Miriam Thompson. When Miriam discovers Odessa's hardship, she volunteers rides, but her well-intentioned act earns her the wrath of the racist White Citizens' Council. [More]

Starring: Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz

Starring: Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz

Director: Richard Pearce

Director: Richard Pearce

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Chuck O'Leary
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Suffers from too much focus on the white characters, but still an important story, respectfully told.

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Janet Maslin
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Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

An inspiring lesson in tolerance.

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06/10/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
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Darrin Keene
Darrin Keene
Film Threat

An excellent performance from Whoopi Goldberg. A memorable moment in cinema.

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Drama set in Alabama during the 1955 bus boycott proclaiming that racial equality cannot be eased into effortlessly; it requires the rigors of change and commitment.

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