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About the Film

Year

2016

Rating

PG-13

Genre

Drama

Running Time

139 MIN

Synopsis

Some people build fences to keep people out - and other people build fences to keep people in. Academy Award winner® Denzel Washington and Academy Award nominee® Viola Davis deliver the year’s most powerful performances in the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film takes a passionate look at former Negro-league baseball player Troy Maxson (Washington) as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. Washington’s directorial triumph pulses with the universal truths of love, forgiveness, and happiness despite what lies beyond your own fence.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Denzel Washington

Troy Maxson

Viola Davis

Rose Maxson

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Jim Bono

Jovan Adepo

Cory Maxson

Russell Hornsby

Lyons Maxson

Mykelti Williamson

Gabriel Maxson

Saniyya Sidney

Raynell

About the Crew

Director

Denzel Washington

Producer

Scott Rudin

Producer

Denzel Washington

Producer

Todd Black

Executive Producer

Molly Allen

Executive Producer

Eli Bush

Executive Producer

Aaron L. Gilbert

Executive Producer

Andy Pollack

Executive Producer

Dale Wells

Executive Producer

Charles D. King

Executive Producer

Kim Roth

Based on Play By

August Wilson

Writer

August Wilson

Music Scoring

Marcelo Zarvos