Down in the Delta
1998 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 6.3 · 75% critics
A struggling single mother battling addiction is sent with her two children from Chicago to spend the summer with relatives in the Mississippi Delta. In a slower, safer setting, the family is pushed to face hard truths, reconnect with their roots, and try to rebuild stability through work, support, and a deeper sense of history.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-12-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (29 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, uplifting family drama about second chances, roots, and healing, with a strong emotional pull; Not for you if you dislike predictable, feel-good stories or heavy themes.
Pros: strong ensemble acting; uplifting family themes; heartfelt and universal | Cons: familiar clichés; uneven early scenes; sometimes feels sanitized
Themes
- farm
- mississippi river
- woman director
Cast & crew
Alfre Woodard
as Loretta Sinclair
Al Freeman Jr.
as Earl Sinclair
Esther Rolle
as Annie Sinclair
Mary Alice
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Loretta Devine
as Zenia
Wesley Snipes
as Will Sinclair
Mpho Koaho
as Thomas
Anne-Marie Johnson
as Monica
- JL
Justin Lord
as Dr. Rainey
Richard Yearwood
as Marco
Directed by Maya Angelou