Soul Man

Name: Soul Man
Released: 1986-10-24
Rating: 5.247

5.2/10 (168)

·1986· 104 min

Director: Steve Miner

"He didn't give up, he got down."

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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Cast

C. Thomas Howell

Mark Watson

Rae Dawn Chong

Sarah Walker

Arye Gross

Gordon Bloomfeld

James Earl Jones

Professor Banks

Melora Hardin

Whitney Dunbar

Leslie Nielsen

Mr. Dunbar

Ann Walker

Mrs. Dunbar

James B. Sikking

Bill Watson

Max Wright

Dr. Aronson

Jeff Altman

Ray McGrady

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lisa Stimson

Maree Cheatham

Dorothy Watson

In brief

Soul Man (1986) is a comedy film. With an average rating of 5.2/10 from 168 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 1h 44min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Soul Man runs 104 minutes (1h 44min).

What rating does Soul Man have?

Soul Man has an average rating of 5.2/10 based on 168 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is Soul Man from?

Soul Man was released in 1986.