The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Kenny Leon, 2013

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis, 1995

The Watsons Go to Birmingham is a movie directed by Kenny Leon in 2013 and based on the book The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, first published in 1995. The movie features Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Harrison Knight, Skai Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Wood Harris, David Alan Grier, and others.

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“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

6.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Watsons Go to Birmingham (Kenny Leon, 2013)

7.9

/ 10

Book Cover: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis, 1995)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, the 1995 book by Christopher Paul Curtis.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Read by: LeVar Burton

Storyline

The movie documents the regular exchanges and daily rituals of the Watsons, a family of African American descent residing in Flint, Michigan. Their lives take a profound turn when they visit Grandma in Alabama during the summer of 1963.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, the 2013 movie by Kenny Leon

Year

2013

Minutes

87

Movie Rate

6.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Country: USA

Year: 2013

Length: 1h27m

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Cover of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, the 1995 book by Christopher Paul Curtis

Year

1995

Pages

224

Book Rate

7.94

S: Goodreads

Book

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Country: USA

First published in: 1995

Length: 224 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, the 2013 movie by Kenny Leon

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, the 2013 movie by Kenny Leon

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30% No

7 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, the 1995 book by Christopher Paul Curtis

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33% No

8 votes

4 votes

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