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Good Fences

Good Fences

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Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to moves his wife and their two kids out of their mixed lower-middle-class town and into the posh enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.125/10

Release Date

22 January 2003

Country

United States of America

Cast

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Tom Spader

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Mabel Spader

Marie V. Cruz

Marie V. Cruz

Pani Suziharo

Munro Chambers

Munro Chambers

Billy

Mo'Nique

Mo'Nique

Ruth Crisp

Ryan Michelle Bathe

Ryan Michelle Bathe

Stormy (age 17)

Marlyne Barrett

Marlyne Barrett

Tina

Thomas Chambers

Thomas Chambers

Jordan Shaw

Joy Tanner

Joy Tanner

Binky

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