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2000 American film

The Visit

Directed by	Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Screenplay by	Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Based on	The Visit by Kosmond Russell
Produced by	Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Starring	Obba Babatundé Rae Dawn Chong Marla Gibbs Hill Harper Phylicia Rashad Billy Dee Williams
Cinematography	John L. Demps Jr.
Edited by	Alison Learned Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Music by	Michael Bearden Stefán Dickerson Ramsey Lewis Wallace Roney Stanley A. Smith
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing Urbanworld Films
Release dates	June 17, 2000 (2000-06-17) (Method Fest) December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15) (United States)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Visit is a 2000 American film written and directed by Jordan Walker-Pearlman, based on a play by Kosmond Russell.

Premise

Alex Waters (Hill Harper), a young man dying of AIDS, is serving 25 years in prison for a rape he says he didn't commit. Alex, his family and his girlfriend try to come to an emotional resolution.

Cast

Obba Babatundé as Tony Waters
Rae Dawn Chong as Felicia
Marla Gibbs as Lois Waters
Hill Harper as Alex
Phylicia Rashad as Dr. Coles
Billy Dee Williams as Henry

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 6.34/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "An earnest drama, The Visit gains much emotional power through its fine performances." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 60 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards

2000: Independent Spirit Awards: 4 Nom., including Best First Feature
2000: National Board of Review: Freedom of Expression Award
2000: Chicago Film Festival: Nominated for Best Feature

References

Scott, A. O. (December 15, 2000). "FILM REVIEW; Overcoming Bitterness On the Way to Redemption". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
"The Visit (2000) - Movie". Moviefone. Born in Cleveland LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
"The Visit (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
"The Visit (2000) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
Scott, A. O. (December 15, 2000). "The Visit (2000)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

External links

The Visit at IMDb
The Visit at Rotten Tomatoes

v t e Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film
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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film

The Visit (2002)
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2003)
Anne B. Real (2004)
The Woodsman (2005)
Constellation (2006)
Traci Townsend (2007)
No Award (2008)
No Award (2009)
Mississippi Damned (2010)
Preacher's Kid (2011)
My Last Day Without You (2012)
LUV (2013)
Blue Caprice (2014)
The Retrieval (2015)
Tangerine (2016)
American Honey (2017)
Crown Heights (2018)
Jinn (2019)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2020)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2021)
Zola (2022)
The Inspection (2023)
A Thousand and One (2024)

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