Loving

Release Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 Limited Friday, November 11, 2016 Nationwide

Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Colin Firth, Nick Kroll, Bill Camp, Ged Doherty, Jeff Nichols, Ruth Negga, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Sarah Green

Celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), whose civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), whose civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Plot
Follows an interracial married couple jailed for their union in 1958 Virginia. The pair fought back against the laws that made their marriage punishable, leading to a landmark Supreme Court case that eventually reversed all restrictions on marriage based on race.
Cited as modified plot formulation from focusfeatures.com
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The film's director Jeff Nichols last directed Midnight Special and Mud. The film's writer Jeff Nichols last wrote Goat and Midnight Special.

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Ged Doherty
Colin Firth
Sarah Green
Peter Saraf
Marc Turtletaub
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PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements
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Language
English

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Key Facts

  • Inspired by Nancy Buirskiā€™s Emmy Award-winning documentary, The Loving Story.
  • Based on the historic Loving v. Virginia case.

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Release Dates

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Loving was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 4, 2016 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Doctor Strange, Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge. As a limited release, Loving was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Sat., Mar. 18, 2017

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for thematic elements

  • Added a link from focusfeatures.com

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