Dear White People
A satire about being a Black face in a white place.
2014 | 108m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Justin Simien |
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| Writer: | Justin Simien |
| Staring: |
| Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 2014 |
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| Director: | Justin Simien |
| Writer: | Justin Simien |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | satire, controversy, political correctness, free speech, post-racial america, race relations, college girls, us student union, college in united states |
| Production Companies | Homegrown Pictures, Duly Noted, Code Red |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brittany Curran | Sophie Fletcher |
| Peter Syvertsen | President Hutchinson |
| Kyle Gallner | Kurt Fletcher |
| Tessa Thompson | Samantha White |
| Kate Gaulke | Annie |
| Dennis Haysbert | Dean Fairbanks |
| Justin Dobies | Gabe |
| Brandon Alter | George |
| Tyler James Williams | Lionel Higgins |
| Marque Richardson | Reggie |
| Teyonah Parris | Colandrea Conners |
| Brandon P Bell | Troy Fairbanks |
| Malcolm Barrett | Helmut West |
| Keith Myers | Black Mitch |
| Ashley Blaine Featherson | Curls |
| Emily Sue Bengtson | Young Coed (uncredited) |
| Kari-Ann Christensen | College Professor (uncredited) |
| Punnavith Koy | College Student (uncredited) |
| Joel Thingvall | College Professor (uncredited) |
| Daniel Pinder | Party Goer (uncredited) |
| Amanda Day | |
| Ella Dierberger |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Justin Simien | Director, Screenplay |
| Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Phillip J. Bartell | Editor |
| Kathryn Bostic | Original Music Composer |
| Ben Wilkins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Topher Osborn | Director of Photography |
| Cheri Anderson | Art Direction |
| Robb Kelly | Makeup Department Head |
| Adrian Sosa | Sound Effects Editor, Foley Mixer |
| Glenn T. Morgan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Melissa Pritchett | Set Decoration |
| Bruton Jones | Production Design |
| Toye Adedipe | Costume Design |
| Vee Washington | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| D. Chris Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lena Waithe | Producer |
| Justin Simien | Producer |
| Stephanie Allain | Executive Producer |
| Angel Lopez | Producer |
| Julia Lebedev | Producer |
| Ann Le | Producer |
| Effie Brown | Producer |
| Leonid Lebedev | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Tessa Thompson | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
**Is it about the student politics or racism?** Actually, I don't understand this film, I mean the story, what it intended to tell us. Maybe it's for Americans only. I thought it could be some underrated cool comedy, but what I just saw was definitely not expected. I kind of felt it was a student ... politics and if it stayed like that way I would have had no problem. But they said it is a comedy and I did not get any, in between it became a racism thing. I never understood this American racism, why they're making it so complicated. Especially the condition of the US is not looking good right now and this film pours a more oil to it. I'm neither white nor black or an American, and sorry I did not find it a good film. Even more, I don't get, how a television series is getting ready to follow-up it. So no offense for those who liked it, seems I'm in a wrong place. I just rated and reviewed what I felt it deserves, other than that I'm not against the film. I'm out of here! _3/10_
I really wonder what's going on with Black communities. This movie is completely racist. Most of the things that happen on the movie would never happen in real life. Maybe not in this century. But I guess if we want to live together, they must stop making these anti-white movies. ...