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Summary Spike Lee’s adaptation of the Broadway show “Passing Strange” presents the portrait of a musician as a young man. In 1970s Los Angeles, a talented but rebellious middle-class African-American discovers punk rock. Through the intervention of a sincere choir director, the young man travels to Europe, where his talents blossom, but at the e...

Directed By: Spike Lee

Written By: Stew

Passing Strange
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
85
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
5.9
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Summary Spike Lee’s adaptation of the Broadway show “Passing Strange” presents the portrait of a musician as a young man. In 1970s Los Angeles, a talented but rebellious middle-class African-American discovers punk rock. Through the intervention of a sincere choir director, the young man travels to Europe, where his talents blossom, but at the e...

Directed By: Spike Lee

Written By: Stew

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
85
91% Positive
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
85
91% Positive
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
5.9
60% Positive
6 Ratings
10% Mixed
1 Rating
30% Negative
3 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
5.9
60% Positive
6 Ratings
10% Mixed
1 Rating
30% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Apple Core Holdings, KQED, The Shubert Organization, Thirteen / WNET
Release Date Aug 21, 2009
Duration 2 h 15 m
Rating TV-G
Black Reel Awards
2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
1 Nomination