Passing

Passing

Nothing is black and white.

2021•1h 38m•6.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(333)

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

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Production

Picture Films, Significant Productions, Flat Five Productions, Hungry Bull Productions, Film4 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Irene Redfield

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Clare Kendry

André Holland

André Holland

Brian Redfield

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

John Bellew

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Hugh Wentworth

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Dave

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy

Felise

Justus Davis Graham

Justus Davis Graham

Ted

Ethan Barrett

Junior

Ashley Ware Jenkins

Zulena

Amos J. Machanic

Ralph Hazelton

Stu S. Becker

Cabbie

Tom White

Tom White

Attendant

Margaret Daly

Margaret Daly

Woman #1

Kerry Flanagan

Kerry Flanagan

Woman #2

Buzz Roddy

Buzz Roddy

Officer

Derek Roberts

Derek Roberts

Guest

Amber Barbee Pickens

Dancer

Samuel Coleman

Dancer

Tatiana Marie Barber

Dancer

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