6.5 Score

1998 • 2h 52min • R • Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Beloved

"The past has a life of its own."

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

IMDb 6.0

RT 72%

MC 57

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Toni Morrison

Akosua Busia

Adam Brooks

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Oprah Winfrey

Sethe

Danny Glover

Paul D

Kimberly Elise

Denver

Thandiwe Newton

Beloved

LisaGay Hamilton

Younger Sethe

Beah Richards

Baby Suggs

Albert Hall

Stamp Paid

Irma P. Hall

Ella

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Oprah Winfrey Sethe

Danny Glover Paul D

Kimberly Elise Denver

Thandiwe Newton Beloved

LisaGay Hamilton Younger Sethe

Beah Richards Baby Suggs

Albert Hall Stamp Paid

Irma P. Hall Ella

Carol Jean Lewis Janey Wagon

Kessia Embry Amy Denver

Jude Ciccolella Schoolteacher

Anthony Chisholm Langhorne

Dorothy Love Coates M. Lucille Williams

Jane White Lady Jones

Yada Beener Denver aged 9

Emil Pinnock Howard aged 14

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