Movie
Fences
2016PG-132h 19m6.9 / 10
Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
More about Fences
Cast
Denzel WashingtonTroy Maxson
Viola DavisRose Maxson
Stephen McKinley HendersonJim Bono
Jovan AdepoCory Maxson
Russell HornsbyLyons Maxson
Mykelti WilliamsonGabriel Maxson
Saniyya SidneyRaynell Maxson
Lesley BooneEvangelist PreacherCredits
- Directed by
- Denzel Washington
- Written by
- August Wilson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $24M
- Box office
- $64.4M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
MACROUnited States
Bron StudiosCanada
Themes
baseballbased on play or musicalempatheticfamily relationshipsfatherfather son relationshipgarbagemanintense
