Black Nativity
“The Musical Event of the Holiday Season”
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
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Cast
18 people
Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
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Arrival
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Angela Bassett
Aretha Cobbs
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London Has Fallen
Jennifer Hudson
Naima
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Sing
Respect
Tyrese Gibson
Loot / Tyson
Known for
2 Fast 2 Furious
Four Brothers
Jacob Latimore
Langston
Known for
The Maze Runner
Collateral Beauty
Mary J. Blige
Platinum Fro
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The Umbrella Academy
Power Book II: Ghost
Nas
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Known for
Belly
Ticker
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Pawnbroker
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Romeo + Juliet
Grace Gibson
Maria / Mary
Known for
All Eyez on Me
J. Mallory McCree
Kyle
Known for
Marvel's The Defenders
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Rotimi
Officer Butch McDaniels
Known for
Power
Boss
Michael Dale
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Kasi Lemmons Director · Langston Hughes Author Laura Karpman Composer
Worldwide gross $7M · Budget $18M · United States release November 27, 2013
Box office
Budget
$17,500,000
Worldwide gross
$7,018,189
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Malvern Pictures
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Romania · November 27, 2013
Theatrical
United States · November 27, 2013
Theatrical
Germany
October 26, 2015 · TV
Ireland
December 6, 2013 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 6, 2013 · Theatrical
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