The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

  • Released: 2021-03-31
  • Runtime: 131 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History, Music
  • Stars: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Adriane Lenox, Natasha Lyonne, Rob Morgan, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Evan Ross, Tyler James Williams, Tone Bell, Blake DeLong, Dana Gourrier, Melvin Gregg, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ray Shell, Dusan Dukic, Koumba Ball, Kate MacLellan, Kwasi Songui, Letitia Brookes, Warren 'Slim' Williams, Orville Thompson, Jeff Corbett, Damian Joseph Quinn, Robert Alan Beuth, Randy Davison, Kevin Hanchard, Jono Townsend, Morgan Moore, Arlen John Bonnar, Furly Mac, Andrew Zadel, Tristan D. Lalla, Alex Bisping, Don Anderson, Amanda Strawn, Charleine Charles, Sylvia Stewart, DaphnĂ© Archer, Anita Lee, Tony Chao, Linda SauvĂ©, Alain Goulem, Ramona Clyke, Laurent Beaudin, Alika Autran, Kim Feeney, Diana Carmen Ratycz, Richard Jutras, Jonathan Higgins, Marc Essertaize, Nealla Gordon, Len Blavatnik, Christopher Ricardo Price, Taryn Brown, Zuri Hawkins, Elizabeth Eveillard, Clauter Alexandre, Penande Estime, Elikya Tupula, Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith, Joe Cobden, Ronda Louis-Jeune, Maxime Paradis, Sarah Levesque, Donald Fullilove
  • Director: Lee Daniels
 Comments
  • henryvic-38456 - 6 January 2023
    Even though
    Even though critics of this movie protest too much, that it 'rewrites history', you got to laugh at the suggestion. Consider the source. Ironically in the many attempts to cover, even if it is rewriting history, some of the critics being jazz musicians, complain that the movie stereotypes black people. So what's the difference? How can you tell if history is real? Just look at today. Leopards don't change their spots. It's easier to believe that it was true. Weather authorities try to stop Billie Holiday from singing the song, or or the jazz musicians are correct in their assessment of the movie, what's the difference between how she is depicted as being treated, and how the jazz musicians say they are depicted? It's the same thing, so the depiction is true. Indeed the more one protests, the more that protest reveals that the protester gives away that those their protesting against, are right. Not only is Jack Nicholson right about the truth, but it also cannot be hidden. By the way that line by Jack Nicholson in that movie, not this movie, is the greatest line ever said in a movie.
  • deepee-28069 - 13 March 2022
    Huge waste of time.
    I like some of Billie Holiday's music. I could barely get through half of this terrible film. Am I the only one who thinks Andra Day isn't a good actress? She's a huge bore. She got naked as much as she sang. Hollywood sellout.