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Gospel Hill

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33% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 35% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Jack Herrod (Tom Bower), the racist former sheriff of a South Carolina town, is dying of cancer. Decades ago, when a civil rights activist (Samuel L. Jackson) was murdered on Herrod's streets, he neglected to investigate the case. The activist's brother (Danny Glover), now retired, has retreated into solitude and bitterness. His wife (Angela Bassett), however, is prepared to take on the greedy land developers who want to destroy their neighborhood in order to build a golf course.

Critics Reviews

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Stephen Holden New York Times 08/28/2009
2/5
So completely lacking in his eye for revealing detail and his ear for colloquial speech that it feels less like a movie than an incomplete first draft of a well-meaning if unsophisticated essay. Go to Full Review S. James Snyder Time Out 08/26/2009
2/5
It's a familiar formula: Greedy suits touting high-rise schematics and targeting blue-collar citizens end up locking horns with a local firebrand. Guess who wins? Go to Full Review Ronnie Scheib Variety 08/24/2009
The potentially thought-provoking concept of historical reconciliation is ill served by a half-baked script that reduces every cliched plot point to jaw-dropping levels of preachiness. Go to Full Review Kam Williams Sly Fox 08/27/2009
2.5/4
A Sunday school parable about the difference between good versus evil. Can I get an Amen? Go to Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile 03/21/2009
Subtleties are thin on the ground, but the elements of social injustice, racial tension and character conflicts make the film engaging enough Go to Full Review Brian Webster Apollo Guide 01/19/2009
61/100
It's hard to say harsh things about a movie as earnest and well intentioned as Gospel Hill. But we've got to do what we've got to do, now, don't we? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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05/13/2012 A well intentioned movie with mild results. Good enough for the story and a good performance by Danny Glover. See more 04/08/2012 This movie was ok. The story was slow paced and almost boring. See more 04/03/2012 Very good movie! It kept me interested the whole time! See more 03/24/2012 Excellent film. Giancarlo Esposito has a great directorial debut. See more 01/07/2012 Okay to have on in the background, but not really exciting enough to want to sit and give it your undivided attention. I think I mainly rented this one as Julia Stiles was in it, Is a well acted movie, but never really rises above feeling like a made for tv film. See more 06/11/2011 One of those small carefully written scripts that are so rare to find. Basically a murder mystery with racial undertones this is worth seeing with a great understated performance by Glover and another by Bassett. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Giancarlo Esposito

Director

Chloe Bailey

Anna

Adam Baldwin

Carl Herrod

Angela Bassett

Sarah Malcolm

Corinne Biazzo

Waitress

Chuck Bibby

Dr. Bob Owens

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Gospel Hill

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jack Herrod (Tom Bower), the racist former sheriff of a South Carolina town, is dying of cancer. Decades ago, when a civil rights activist (Samuel L. Jackson) was murdered on Herrod's streets, he neglected to investigate the case. The activist's brother (Danny Glover), now retired, has retreated into solitude and bitterness. His wife (Angela Bassett), however, is prepared to take on the greedy land developers who want to destroy their neighborhood in order to build a golf course.
Director
Giancarlo Esposito
Producer
Freddy Braidy, Giancarlo Esposito, B. Billie Greif, Scott M. Rosenfelt, Emerson Machtus, Cerise Hallam Larkin
Screenwriter
Jeff Stacy, Jeffrey Pratt Gordon, Terrell Tannen
Production Co
Full Glass Films, Premiere Picture, Deco Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 39m