Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

May. 24,2024      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.

Leslie Odom Jr. as  Purlie
Kara Young as  Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Billy Eugene Jones as  Gitlow Judson
Noah Robbins as  Charlie Cotchipee
Vanessa Bell Calloway as  Idella Landy
Jay O. Sanders as  Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Bill Timoney as  The Sheriff

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Reviews

BootDigest
2024/05/24

Such a frustrating disappointment

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SunnyHello
2024/05/25

Nice effects though.

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Bereamic
2024/05/26

Awesome Movie

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Curapedi
2024/05/27

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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