A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

131 mins | Drama | Feb. 25, 2008

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

A Raisin in the Sun

131 mins | Drama | Feb. 25, 2008

A Raisin in the Sun
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title A Raisin in the Sun
Directors Kenny Leon
Writers Paris Qualles, Lorraine Hansberry, Mervyn Warren

Cast

Sean Combs

as Walter Lee Younger

Sanaa Lathan

as Beneatha Younger

Audra McDonald

as Ruth Younger

Phylicia Rashād

as Lena Younger

Bill Nunn

as Bobo

David Oyelowo

as Joseph Asagai

Ron Cephas Jones

as Willy Harris

Sean Patrick Thomas

as George Murchison

John Stamos

as Carl Linder

Sandi Ross

as Earline Johnson

Rudy Webb

as Mr. Johnson

Martin Roach

as Walter Lee Sr.

Rosemary Dunsmore

as Mrs. Arnold

Paul Stephen

as Mr. Arnold

Emily Swiss

as Priscilla Holiday

Yanna McIntosh

as Miss Tilly

Jean Daigle

as Cop

Dan Warry-Smith

as Grocery Clerk

Elle Downs

as Cocktail Waitress

James Kirchner

as Mailman

Earl McLean Jr.

as Bubba

Gene Mack

as Bartender

Demo Cates

as Sax Player

Justin Martin

as Travis Younger

Morgan Freeman

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)