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White Man's Burden

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White Man's Burden (1995)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:8

Rotten:23

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In this acclaimed story of role reversal, John Travolta plays a blue collar man from the white minority who fights against the odds and the system when he loses his job, taking on the owner of his... In this acclaimed story of role reversal, John Travolta plays a blue collar man from the white minority who fights against the odds and the system when he loses his job, taking on the owner of his company in court. His bravery may cost him dearly. [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Tom Bower

Starring: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Tom Bower, Margaret Avery, Andrew Lawrence, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judith Drake, Robert Gossett, Tom Nolan, Carrie Snodgress, Thom Barry, Brian Brophy, Bert Remsen, Seth Green, Alexis Arquette

Director: Desmond Nakano

Director: Desmond Nakano

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03/26/09
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Variety
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Chuck O'Leary
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A wierd and ungainly mixture of obvious racial issues and pseudo-action material.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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12/26/04
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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09/10/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Doesn't go too far beyond the basic set-up.

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08/07/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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03/19/04
Jake Euker
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06/25/03
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
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The racial message is crystal clear and the concept of turning the tables on oppression is rather interesting. Unfortunately, the movie is never focused or convincingly solid to realize the cynicism in its meandering material. At best, "Burden" is merely

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05/24/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Were it not for John Travolta's big-hearted portrayal of an unemployed white factory worker driven to commit a desperate act, the movie would be an emotionally frozen exercise in cautious high-mindedness.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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04/07/03
Dragan Antulov
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03/04/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Manages to approach significant social issues, but falters in its melodrama.

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12/24/02
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Just when Travolta got his groove back..

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

A look at color relations that's likely to be more compelling for nonurban audiences than the latest take on drug dealing and gang banging in the 'hood.

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06/05/02
Kim Williamson
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

Una sociedad en la que existe una raza dominante y una raza oprimida, casi como ahora, con la ligera diferencia de que ahora el racismo es al revés.

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08/31/01
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
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