The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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The Last Black Man in San Francisco

R

2019

2h 1m

Drama

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Jimmie and his best friend Mont try to reclaim the house built by Jimmie's grandfather, launching them on a poignant odyssey that connects them to their past, even as it tests their friendship and sense of belonging in the place they call home.

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Critics Consensus

An affecting story powerfully told, The Last Black Man in San Francisco immediately establishes director Joe Talbot as a filmmaker to watch.

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David Stratton

The Australian

10/08/2020

3/5

It's an independent film with a difference, but not as emotionally engaging as you'd really like it to be.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

11/08/2019

4/5

Fails and Talbot's writing follows no script doctor's convention. The direction reveals no obvious influences.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

10/30/2019

4/5

It's less of a rallying cry against gentrification than a rumination on the kind of pained acceptance those who suffer its effects must face.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

07/28/2024

3.5/5

This cinematic debut from Joe Talbot may be an imperfect film, but it has so many distinguishable characteristics and particular eccentricities that it becomes quite impossible to compare it to anything else.

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

07/09/2024

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This is a film that requires San Francisco to feel like its own character, and director Joe Talbot captures the city landscapes with such cinematic immensity.

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

07/19/2023

The Last Black Man in San Francisco is an auspicious first feature, and Talbot and Fails are young artists who posses the talent to convey their ambivalent feelings towards, and the inherent poetry of, “The City by the Bay.”

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09/11/2019

2 hours of my life wasted. Chasing something artistic with some kind of meaning of something...??? No clue.

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Margaret H.

08/31/2019

Loved it. It felt like an intense dream.

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Richard N

08/11/2019

Artistic. Storyline dealt with a number of such issues including gentrification and community abandonment, mental health, drug abuse and its impact on the family to name a few. Great to see this young filmmaker get his shot beyond The Sundance film festival, thanks to Brad Pitt. I certainly look forward to his next project!

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Aaron U

08/06/2019

Solid performances by the entire cast and much of what you viewed in the movie is no different that what's happening today in San Francisco.

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Ruby H

07/30/2019

I didn’t understand the theme of the movie?

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lynne f

07/24/2019

Boring and repetitive

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Synopsis

Jimmie and his best friend Mont try to reclaim the house built by Jimmie's grandfather, launching them on a poignant odyssey that connects them to their past, even as it tests their friendship and sense of belonging in the place they call home.

Director: Joe Talbot
Producer: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh, Joe Talbot
Screenwriter: Joe Talbot, Rob Richert
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment, A24
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.5M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital