Dear White People (2014)

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A satire about being a Black face in a white place.

A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.

• Released: 2014-10-17
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 491 votes

Directed by Justin Simien.

Top cast

• Tyler James Williams as Lionel Higgins
• Tessa Thompson as Samantha White
• Kyle Gallner as Kurt Fletcher
• Teyonah Parris as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
• Brandon P Bell as Troy Fairbanks
• Brittany Curran as Sophie Fletcher
• Justin Dobies as Gabe
• Marque Richardson as Reggie
• Malcolm Barrett as Helmut West
• Dennis Haysbert as Dean Fairbanks

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dear White People

• United States: stream on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The CW, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Crave, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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