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To Sleep with Anger
Directed by
Charles Burnett
PG
1990
1h 42m
Drama
7.1
93%
79%
6.8
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A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
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Cast of To Sleep with Anger
Danny Glover
Harry / Executive Producer
Paul Butler
Gideon
Mary Alice
Suzie
Richard Brooks
Samuel “Baby Brother”
Carl Lumbly
Junior
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Linda
Vonetta McGee
Pat
Ethel Ayler
Hattie
Julius Harris
Herman
Sy Richardson
Marsh
Davis Roberts
Okra Tate
DeForest Covan
Fred Jenkins
DeVaughn Nixon
Sunny
Reina King
Rhonda
Cory Curtis
Skip
Paula Bellamy
Mrs. Baker
Wonderful Smith
Preacher
Jimmy Witherspoon
Percy
Charles Burnett
Director / Writer
Thomas S. Byrnes
Producer
To Sleep with Anger Ratings & Reviews
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
Like Harry at his eloquent best, To Sleep with Anger is a spellbinder.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Despite its subject matter and title, To Sleep With Anger has a sardonic, comic edge.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Harper Barnes
"To Sleep With Anger" is leisurely and bittersweet, like an extended blues song.
San Francisco Chronicle
Judy Stone
Brilliantly written and directed by Charles Burnett, it's the most believable cinematic slice of black life in years, rich with humor and the talent of an outstanding cast.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Glover takes his part about as far as it can go but, though Burnett uncovers some fascinating aspects of rural folklore, the story's a longwinded affair full of conventional plot turns.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
The role of Harry is a doozy, and Danny Glover plays it for all it's worth.
Houston Chronicle
Jeff Millar
You get the idea that Burnett's out to hypnotize us, and it works. It's a sly movie.
Detroit Free Press
Kathy Huffhines
One of the initially frustrating but ultimately fascinating elements of Burnett's movie is its purposeful refusal to tie up every thread, answer every question or explain every image.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Michael H. Price
The film is gracefully light and understated.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
Although at times the film is inches away from being undermined by its own sweetness, it sleeps with the quietest of anger, showing us that it isn't necessary to shriek in order to subvert.
Chicago Tribune
Dave Kehr
It is impossible to leave this film without a sense of uplift; it glows.
Los Angeles Times
Sue Martin
The cast is ferociously good.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
It's a lyrical, intelligent film.
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
It's a rich, layered performance, quite the best Glover has been allowed to bring to the screen.
New York Daily News
Kathleen Carroll
An unusually compelling family drama.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray
Charles Burnett's uncommon mix of domestic tension and mythic themes is a must-see.
Newsday
Joseph Gelmis
The humor in Burnett's new film is off-center, quirky.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Part of the movie's allure is its bracing unpredictability. One minute, it's an outlandishly comic tall tale; the next, it's a tragic family squabble.
Associated Press
Dolores Barclay
Burnett blocks To Sleep With Anger like a well-staged three-act play, and his denouement is delicious and devilish.
Los Angeles Times
Sheila Benson
Glover gets straight down into the soul of Harry with a generous, brilliantly detailed performance.
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