Native Son is a movie directed by Rashid Johnson in 2019 and based on the book of the same name by Richard Wright, first published in 1940. The movie features Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, KiKi Layne, Bill Camp, Sanaa Lathan, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
Bigger Thomas is a young African-American man living with his family in Chicago. One day, Bigger receives an opportunity to interview for a job as the live-in chauffeur for the wealthy businessman Henry Dalton and his family. Bigger’s friend Jack wants Bigger to participate in a robbery with him instead, but Bigger’s girlfriend Bessie convinces him to take the interview.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2019
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1940
Pages
504
Book Rate
7.98
S: Goodreads
Book
Native Son
Author: Richard Wright
Country: USA
First published in: 1940
Length: 504 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“A really great popcorn movie is extremely hard to pull off. A really great popcorn book is equally hard to pull off, so I don't feel guilty devouring one.”
GILLIAN FLYNN (Writer)
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