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Soul Man

1986·1h 44m·PG-13
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 5.3/10
9,853 votes
Metascore
33
Metacritic

To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship.

Soul Man is a 1986 romance comedy movie directed by Steve Miner, starring James Earl Jones, Rae Dawn Chong, C. Thomas Howell. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.3/10 from 9,853 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Director
Steve Miner
Stars
James Earl Jones
Rae Dawn Chong
C. Thomas Howell
Arye Gross
Creators
Carol Black
Details
1986-10-24
104 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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