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Critic Damon Wise
rated 6

Jackson’s performance is vital to the film’s success, and he alone pulls the film back...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Nathan Rabin
rated 7

...delivers the sentimental, heartwarming tale of a boozy, drug-crazed white sex addict (Christina Ricci, a long way from Casper) and the nice older black man (Samuel L. Jackson)...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Sandie Angulo Chen
rated 6

...a clever (im)morality tale about an unlikely (OK, ludicrous) way to heal an ailing heart.

Read full review at Common Sense Media
Critic Jacob Ludvigsen
rated 7

...en usædvanlig og sært fornøjelig svedig sydstatsfortælling om kærlighed, frelse, blues og alt det indimellem.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Craig Brewer
Director
Samuel L. Jackson
As Lazarus
Justin Timberlake
As Ronnie Morgan
Leonard L. Thomas
As Deke Woods

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In the deep south, a man of faith, Lazarus Redd, takes in a wild young woman named Rae Doole who has been left for dead by the side of the road. Rae is struggling with sex addiction and has been abandoned by her boyfriend. Despite their differences, Lazarus and Rae form an unlikely bond as they work together to overcome their personal demons. Through the power of blues music and their unconventional friendship, they both find redemption and a new sense of purpose. But when Ronnie, Rae's boyfriend returns home from deployment, their fragile peace is threatened. Will their bond be strong enough to withstand the challenges ahead?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Black Snake Moan include The Ron Clark Story, The Help, Something the Lord Made, The Believer, There Will Be Blood, Half Nelson.

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Black Snake Moan was released in theaters on March 2, 2007.