Beloved

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$22.9M

Haunted by so many painful and well-hidden secrets, former slave Sethe is bent on finding freedom for the sake of her children. Out of the blue, as Sethe struggles to grapple with her troubled past in her humble home somewhere in post-Civil-War Cincinnati, Paul D, an old familiar from the Kentucky farm euphemistically called Sweet Home, re-enters Sethe's life, eager to lend her a hand. Then a stranger arrives in the shape of a mysterious young woman, giving rise to a series of repressed memories. But who is she? Can Paul D help Sethe reinvent herself?

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 24 nominations total

Genres

Drama, History, Horror

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Yada Beener

Released

16 October 1998

Runtime

2h 52m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6 / 10

Votes

9,677

Metascore

57

Rotten Tomatoes

72%

Box office

$22,852,487

Budget

$80,000,000

Edition

Base