The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
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Her voice would not be silenced.
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
- Released: 2021-03-31
- Genres: Music, Drama, History
- Runtime: 2h 11m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 323 votes
Directed by Lee Daniels.
Top cast
- Andra Day as Billie Holiday
- Trevante Rhodes as Jimmy Fletcher
- Garrett Hedlund as Harry Anslinger
- Leslie Jordan as Reginald Lord Devine
- Miss Lawrence as Miss Freddy
- Adriane Lenox as Mrs. Fletcher
- Natasha Lyonne as Tallulah Bankhead
- Rob Morgan as Louis McKay
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Roslyn
- Evan Ross as Agent Williams
Where to watch The United States vs. Billie Holiday
- United States: stream on Hulu
- United Kingdom: stream on Now TV Cinema; rent on Sky Store; buy on Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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