Soul Man
He didn't give up, he got down.
Directed by Steve Miner
Produced by The Steve Tisch Company
A comedy-driven satire about privilege and racial identity that uses deception and fish-out-of-water humor to explore what it means to experience discrimination firsthand.
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
Essence
Ensemble
Like Soul Man
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Soul Man
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Soul Man, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Soul Man, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Soul Man, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
