Beloved
The past has a life of its own.
1998 | 172m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Demme |
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| Writer: | Toni Morrison, Adam Brooks, Richard LaGravenese, Akosua Busia |
| Staring: |
| After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen... | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1998 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Demme |
| Writer: | Toni Morrison, Adam Brooks, Richard LaGravenese, Akosua Busia |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | loss of loved one, ohio, poltergeist, cincinnati, ghost, angry, aggressive, candid, former slave, wistful, admiring, adoring, awestruck, baffled, complicated, defiant, distressing, horrified, tragic |
| Production Companies | Clinica Estetico, Harpo Films, Touchstone Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $22,900,000
Budget: $80,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Oprah Winfrey | Sethe |
| Danny Glover | Paul D |
| Thandiwe Newton | Beloved |
| Kimberly Elise | Denver |
| Beah Richards | Baby Suggs |
| LisaGay Hamilton | Younger Sethe |
| Albert Hall | Stamp Paid |
| Irma P. Hall | Ella |
| Carol Jean Lewis | Janey Wagon |
| Kessia Embry | Amy Denver |
| Jude Ciccolella | Schoolteacher |
| Anthony Chisholm | Langhorne |
| Dorothy Love Coates | M. Lucille Williams |
| Jane White | Lady Jones |
| Yada Beener | Denver aged 9 |
| Emil Pinnock | Howard aged 14 |
| Calen Johnson | Buglar aged 13 |
| George E. Ray | Reverend Pike |
| Wes Bentley | Schoolteacher's Nephew |
| Dashiell Eaves | Schoolteacher's Nephew |
| Tyler Hinson | Baby Beloved |
| Brian Hooks | Young Paul D |
| Angie Utt | Mrs. Garner |
| Hill Harper | Halle |
| Jim Roche | String Show Barker |
| Vertamae Grosvenor | Grace |
| Ramona Castle | Carnival Kid |
| Brooklyn James | Carnival Kid |
| Nora Marlowe | Carnival Kid |
| Frederick Strother | African Savage |
| Lillian Smith | Lemonade Server |
| Aliya Robinson | Denver's Carnival Friend |
| Joe Toutebon | Frenchie |
| Brittany Hawkins | Young Girl Sethe |
| Alerte Belance | Nan |
| Ayoka Dorsey | Sethe's Mother |
| Ashleigh Watson | Baby Denver |
| Dajon Matthews | Howard aged 5 |
| Norris Wiggins Jr. | Buglar aged 4 |
| Harry Northup | Sheriff |
| Tracey Walter | Slave Catcher |
| Terel Gibson | Buglar aged 21 |
| Damani Baker | Howard aged 22 |
| Robert W. Castle | Mr. Sawyer |
| Paul Lazar | General Store Proprietor |
| Leigh Smiley | General Store Helper |
| Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker | Good Samaritan |
| Dan Olmstead | Policeman |
| Charles Glenn | Helpful Gentleman |
| Jason Robards | Mr. Bodwin |
| Anthony S. Calypso | Denver's Boyfriend |
| Karen Vicks | The Thirty Women |
| Thelma Houston | The Thirty Women |
| Willa Ward | The Thirty Women |
| Louise Johnson | The Thirty Women |
| Pauletta Washington | The Thirty Women |
| Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé | The Thirty Women |
| Harold Gould | Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited) |
| Charles Napier | Angry Carny (uncredited) |
| Joey Perillo | Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer, Orchestrator |
| Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Andy Keir | Editor |
| Tim Galvin | Art Direction |
| Karen O'Hara | Set Decoration |
| R. Vincent Smith | Assistant Property Master |
| Jonathan Demme | Director |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Carol Littleton | Editor |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Toni Morrison | Novel |
| Adam Brooks | Screenplay |
| Richard LaGravenese | Screenplay |
| Akosua Busia | Screenplay |
| Kristi Zea | Production Design |
| Ron Bozman | Unit Production Manager |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunts |
| William Washington | Stunts |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Steven Shareshian | Associate Producer |
| Kate Forte | Producer |
| Oprah Winfrey | Producer |
| Edward Saxon | Producer |
| Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Jonathan Demme | Producer |
| Ron Bozman | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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