Miss Juneteenth (2020)
78%RT Audience Score: 57%
Awards & Nominations: 9 wins & 34 nominations
Like a pageant winner walking across the stage, Miss Juneteenth follows a familiar path — but does so with charm and grace
Miss Juneteenth is a heartwarming film that will make you laugh, cry, and feel all the emotions in between. The lead actress, Beharie, delivers a stunning performance that will leave you in awe. The film tackles important themes of motherhood, race, and identity in a way that is both authentic and relatable. It’s a must-watch for anyone who wants to see a beautiful story about the resilience of the human spirit. Plus, who doesn’t love a good pageant movie?
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures,
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Unrated
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 43m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2020 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2020
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $111,428
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $127,158
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,998
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 13,867
US/Canada gross: $92,349
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $105,385
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,658
US/Canada opening weekend: $20,946
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $23,903
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,449
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Kendrick Sampson – Ronnie
Alexis Chikaeze – Kai
Lori Hayes – Charlotte
Marcus M. Mauldin – Wayman
Liz Mikel – Betty Ray
Director(s)
Channing Godfrey Peoples
Writer(s)
Channing Godfrey Peoples
Producer(s)
Neil Creque Williams, James M. Johnston, Jeanie Igoe, Toby Halbrooks, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page
Film Festivals
Sundance, South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
9 wins & 34 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (150) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (149) | Rotten (1)
A joyful observation of Black lives, timely in this moment of global protest against racial injustice.
January 27, 2021
Melanie Hoyes
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Carl Jung’s claim that the greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents is rigorously tested, and validated, by this perfectly formed heartbreaker from the debut director Channing Godfrey Peoples.
January 27, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The film buzzes with life and sincere feeling. The performances resonate like a struck bell. But a few too many questions are left unasked.
January 27, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s a rare American film that is willing to risk not having the protagonist learn the right lesson — especially if the filmmaker, too, is ambitious to move on to bigger things.
October 7, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
There are struggles still to be faced, but the message of Peoples’s film is one of love, hope and change.
September 27, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The film owes most of its appeal to its ability to navigate some rather thorny post-race themes under the guise of a breezy social drama.
September 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Linda Marric
The Jewish Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Authentic performances from all of the actors helped propel this film to another level.
June 24, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Justin Brown
Medium Popcorn
Solid hour and a half with a great performance by its lead actress.
June 24, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Brandon Collins
Medium Popcorn
Beharie doesn’t give into histrionics, and instead, manages to find a quiet and grounded authenticity in her choices.
June 5, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Josh Parham
Next Best Picture
The resilience is infectious, and (Beharie’s) performance makes every small success enormously uplifting, even if the films third act offers some overly neat conclusions.
February 17, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
James Luxford
Small Screen
Beharie is ethereal, emotional, and dazzling in her role as Turquoise. Depicting a raw, imperfect version of motherhood, she showcases her outstanding talent and charisma.
February 11, 2022 | Rating: A
Zofia Wijaszka
FirstShowing.net
From its deeply complex performances to some of the beautifully lit imagery choices and the rich scenes that eloquently depict the struggles of Black womanhood & motherhood, Channing Godfrey Peoples delivers in her film directorial debut.
February 9, 2022 | Rating: A
Kay-B
Pay or Wait…
Plot
Miss Juneteenth follows a former beauty queen and single mom as she prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, in a heartwarming and timely exploration of Black lives and racial injustice.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Beharie’s performance as Turquoise is praised for its authenticity and groundedness.
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