What is Soul Man about?

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.

What is the mood of Soul Man?

It offers a uneasy-wit, provocative-reflection experience with a lasting feeling.

Is Soul Man worth watching?

Rated 5.2/10. It is a Comedy film featuring C. Thomas Howell and Rae Dawn Chong.

Why should I watch this?

It explores themes of racial-identity, privilege-and-accountability.

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Name: Soul Man
Director: Steve Miner
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1986-10-24
Duration: 104 min
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones, Melora Hardin

“Soul Man (1986) is a 1980s American comedy that stages a provocative identity premise to interrogate race and privilege. It foregrounds a satirical register and chiaroscuro-inflected visual grammar to frame a narrative about racial passing and ethical ambiguity. Soul Man compels reassessment of privilege by converting a risky comic setup into a sustained ethical provocation.”

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1986·Steve Miner·★ 5.2·1h 44m·Movie

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1980s Movies20th-century

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