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Movies

The Sun is Also A Star (Nicola Yoon)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Release Date: May 17, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Director: Stella Meghie
Screenwriter: J. Mills Goodloe
Domestic Opening: $2,511,530
Domestic Gross Earnings: $4,950,029
Worldwide Earnings: $6,750,029
Streaming: Amazon, Apple, Vudu – Rent for $3.99 or Buy for $14.99 on All

The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
Studio: 20th Century Studios
Release Date: September 7, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours 13 minutes
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Domestic Opening: $512,035
Domestic Gross Earnings: $29,719,483
Worldwide Earnings: $34,934,009
Streaming: Amazon, Apple, Vudu – Rent for $3.99 or Buy for $4.99 on All

Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Studio: Entertainment Studios
Netflix Release Date: May 7, 2021
Limited Release Date: January 22, 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour 38 minutes
Director: Anthony Mandler
Screenwriters: Janece Shaffer & Colen C. Wiley
Streaming: Netflix

Everything, Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour 36 minutes
Director: Stella Meghie
Screenwriter: J. Mills Goodloe
Domestic Opening: $11,727,390
Domestic Gross Earnings: $34,121,140
Worldwide Earnings: $61,621,140
Streaming: Amazon, Vudu – Rent for $3.99 or Buy for $14.99 / Apple – Buy for $19.99

Precious (Based on Push by Sapphire)
Studio: Lionsgate Entertainment.
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Director: Lee Daniels
Screenwriter: Geoffrey Fletcher
Domestic Opening: $1,872,458
Domestic Gross Earnings: $47,566,524
Worldwide Earnings: $63,649,529
Streaming: Amazon, Apple, Vudu – Rent for $3.99 or Buy for $4.99 on All
Television

Tiny Pretty Things (Dhonielle Clayton & Sona Charaipotra)
Network: Netflix
Genre: Drama
Series Run: 10 Episodes
Series Premiere: December 14, 2020
Streaming: Netflix – Plans range from $8.99 to $17.99 a month (No Contracts, No Hidden Fees)

Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Network: BBC One
Genre: Drama
Series Run: 6 Episodes
Series Premiere: March 5, 2020
Streaming (UK Only): BBC