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Black or White

Black or White

There's more to family than what you see.

20146.82h 1m

Overview

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

Directed by Mike Binder
Written by Mike Binder
Produced by Kevin Costner, Mike Binder, Todd Lewis
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $21.6M

Top Cast

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Elliot Anderson

Jillian Estell

Jillian Estell

Eloise Anderson

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Carol

Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs

Fay

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Rowena Jeffers

Bill Burr

Bill Burr

Rick Reynolds

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

Dave

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Indigo

Young Nurse

Mpho Koaho

Mpho Koaho

Duvan

A

Angela Jones

Rita

Themes & Keywords

grieving widowerwidower

About Black or White

Black or White is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of grieving widower, widower. Directed by Mike Binder, it stars Kevin Costner, Jillian Estell, Jennifer Ehle. A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

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