Black or White Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Apr. 6, 2015

Black or White

Release Date: Friday, January 30, 2015 Theaters

Director: Mike Binder

Starring: Kevin Costner • Octavia Spencer • Gillian Jacobs • Jennifer Ehle • Anthony Mackie

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 1 m

3.99 / 5.0

65% WILL SEE 35% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Focuses on attorney Elliot Anderson (Costner) who is widowed after the car crash death of his wife. Elliot has raised his bi-racial granddaughter Eloise since his daughter died in childbirth. As he struggles with his grief, Elliot’s world is turned upside-down when the child’s African American grandmother Rowena (Spencer) demands that Eloise be brought under the care of her father Reggie, a drug addict who Elliot blames for the negligence that led to the death of his own daughter. Elliot finds himself deeply entrenched in a custody battle and will stop at nothing to keep his granddaughter from coming under the watch of his reckless son-in-law. BLACK AND WHITE is a searing portrayal of a broken man caught up in a struggle clouded by bitterness, blame and racial tension who learns to forgive and how to provide for the only family he has left.

Drama

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Who stars in Black or White – Cast List

Kevin Costner
... Elliot Anderson

Horizon, Molly's Game
Octavia Spencer
... Rowena

Zootopia, Smurfs
G
Gillian Jacobs
The Contractor, The Box
J
Jennifer Ehle
Fifty Shades of Grey, The King's Speech
Anthony Mackie
Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Endgame
B
Bill Burr
Drugstore June , The Guilty
J
Jillian Estell
... Eloise Anderson

Who is making Black or White – Crew List

A look at Black or White behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mike Binder last helmed Reign Over Me and The Upside of Anger. The film's writer Mike Binder last penned Reign Over Me and The Upside of Anger.

Director: Mike Binder
Screenwriter: Mike Binder
Producers: Kevin Costner
Todd Lewis

Studios: Relativity Studios
Production Company: IM Global
Sunlight Productions
Treehouse Films

Production – What we know about the Black or White

Key Facts

Relativity will release the film through its newly formed multcultural division.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2014

Completed

Changed Black or White movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Kevin Costner will star and produce the film, which reteams him with Upside of Anger helmer Mike Binder.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for on appeal for brief strong language, thematic material involving drug use and drinking, and for a fight
Runtime: 2 hrs, 1 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Black And White
Language: English

Black or White Trailers and Clips

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Theatrical Trailer

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TV Spot: Everything

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TV Spot: Review

Black or White Release Date: When was the film released?

Black or White was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 30 , 2015. There were five other movies released on the same date, including The Loft, Project Almanac and Wild Card.