The Six Triple Eight (2024)

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They were ordered to provide hope...

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.

• Released: 2024-12-06
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Runtime: 2h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 733 votes

Directed by Tyler Perry.

Top cast

• Kerry Washington as Charity Adams
• Sam Waterston as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt
• Dean Norris as General Halt
• Oprah Winfrey as Mary McLeod Bethune
• Ebony Obsidian as Lena Derriecott King
• Milauna Jackson as Captain Campbell
• Kylie Jefferson as Bernice Baker
• Shanice Williams as Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)
• Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Six Triple Eight

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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