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Soul Man

Soul Man

1986
104 min
Comedy

Plot Summary

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.

5.3
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

5.3
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Technical Details

104 min
Runtime
1986-10-24
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1986
Year
Genres
Comedy

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User Reviews

Dan_Tebasco

6.0/10
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**Soul Man** Had heard a bit about this movie before I saw it, many times refered to as being racist. In fact COMPLEX MAGAZINE listed it as number 4 on a 'most racist movies' list they made. Watching it, I must say it's a whole lot less racist than I expected it to be. In fact I wouldn't call it racist at all. It's about a white guy who gets into Harvard but can't afford to go there so he looks for scholarships that he can take but the only one applicable to him is one designed for Afri...

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1986-10-24
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