Thanksgiving weekend marks the official launch of Hollywood’s holiday blockbusters.
2013 has been a breakout year for black films, with several notable movies in theaters by and about African-Americans.
Checkout theGrio.com’s Entertainment Editor, Chris Witherspoon, as he runs down the top 5 must-see movies in theaters nationwide Thanksgiving weekend.
- 1. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (starring Idris Elba and Noamie Harris).
- 2. Black Nativity (starring Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Mary J. Blige, Tyrese Gibson, and Jacob Latimore).
- 3. The Best Man Holiday (starring Nia Long, Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau and Regina Hall).
- 4. Oldboy (directed by Spike Lee, starring Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Olsen).
- 5. 12 Years a Slave (starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Micheal Fassbender, Alfre Woodard, Lupita Nyong’o, and Brad Pitt).
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