A Raisin in the Sun (2008)

6.1/10 131 min Drama TV Movie

Overview

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

Cast

Sean Combs

Walter Lee Younger

Sanaa Lathan

Beneatha Younger

Audra McDonald

Ruth Younger

Phylicia Rashād

Lena Younger

Bill Nunn

Bobo

David Oyelowo

Joseph Asagai

Ron Cephas Jones

Willy Harris

Sean Patrick Thomas

George Murchison

John Stamos

Carl Linder

Sandi Ross

Earline Johnson

Rudy Webb

Mr. Johnson

Martin Roach

Walter Lee Sr.

Rosemary Dunsmore

Mrs. Arnold

Yanna McIntosh

Miss Tilly

Jean Daigle

Cop

Elle Downs

Cocktail Waitress

James Kirchner

Mailman

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