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Soul Man

He didn't give up, he got down.

5.2(174)19861h 44m3

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4.5M
Box office
$35M
Language
English
  • scholarship
  • secret identity
  • harvard university
  • college
  • los angeles, california

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Steve Miner

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1324 Oct 1986
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12Originally a cut PG theatrically; raised to 15 uncut on video, downgraded 200620 Feb 1987
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP5 Aug 1987
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical621 May 1987

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Soul Man was released on 24 October 1986.

Audience reviews

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  • D

    Dan_Tebasco

    3/20/2017

    6/10

    **Soul Man** Had heard a bit about this movie before I saw it, many times refered to as being racist. In fact COMPLEX MAGAZINE listed it as number 4 on a 'most racist movies' list they made. Watching it, I must say it's a whole lot less racist than I expected it to be. In fact I wouldn't call it racist at all. It's about a white guy who gets into Harvard but can't afford to go there so he looks for scholarsh…

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