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Danny Glover plays the houseguest from hell in this slept-on masterpiece of slow-burn Southern Gothic.
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Audience Score
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To Sleep with Anger (1990)

uninvited chaosdomestic hauntingBlack folklore

Overview

Drama

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.

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los angeles, californiadrifteruninvited guestl.a. rebellion

Standout Aspects

Acting

Danny Glover's most menacing performance—charming, terrifying, utterly magnetic.

Direction

Burnett weaves African American folklore into everyday LA with zero exposition.

Writing

Dialogue so natural you'll swear you grew up with these people.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel unsettled in your own living room.·Date Night: If your date appreciates slow burns and post-film existential conversations.·Rewatch: Second viewing hits different once you clock Harry's manipulation patterns.
Heads up:Emotional: Grief and family collapse handled with devastating quietness.·Disturbing: Psychological manipulation that worms under your skin.
Charles Burnett

Director

Charles Burnett

ReleasedOct 12, 1990
Runtime1h 41m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Revenue$1.2M
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
SVS Films

Top Cast

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Harry

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Gideon

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Suzie

Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

Samuel “Baby Brother”

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Junior

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Linda

Vonetta McGee

Vonetta McGee

Pat

Ethel Ayler

Ethel Ayler

Hattie

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

Herman

Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Marsh

Davis Roberts

Davis Roberts

Okra Tate

DeForest Covan

DeForest Covan

Fred Jenkins

DeVaughn Nixon

DeVaughn Nixon

Sunny

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of the L.A. Rebellion movement of Black filmmakers rejecting Blaxploitation for authentic working-class stories.

Trivia

Burnett shot this in his actual neighborhood; the house is his friends' real home.

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