To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990 · 101 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (43 votes)
Dir. Charles Burnett · Starring Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Richard Brooks, Carl Lumbly, Sheryl Lee Ralph · Music Stephen James Taylor

When Harry comes to town, he brings good times, bad times… And a lot of trouble!

Drama

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.

VIBE

A quiet, simmering unease pervades this Southern Gothic tale set in Los Angeles. It feels like a slow, creeping dread, exploring the unsettling nature of memory and the disruption of domestic peace by an uninvited, enigmatic presence.

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