Fences
2016 · 2h 19m · Drama · United States of America, Canada · Rated PG-13 (US)
Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
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Denzel WashingtonWritten by
August Wilson6.9Smart score
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based on play or musicalempatheticfamily relationshipsfatherfather son relationshipgarbageman intenselife storypittsburgh, pennsylvaniaracismsentimentalwar veteran
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