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: | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | loss of loved one, based on novel or book, ohio, affectation, slavery, poltergeist, cincinnati, ghost, angry, aggressive, 19th century, candid, mother daughter relationship, former slave, wistful, absurd, admiring, adoring, awestruck, baffled, complicated, defiant, distressing, hopeful, 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 | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer |
| 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
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 7 |
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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 |
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