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Black Snake Moan

Black Snake Moan

2007
Romance, Drama
1h 56m
Fate can be a twisted sister when it comes to rescue, and when it comes to love's torment, rescue can come in the pairing of the most disparate souls. Fate found that coupling in Lazarus and Rae.

Directed by:

Craig Brewer

Screenwriter:

Craig Brewer

Starring:

Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Justin Timberlake, John Cothran Jr., David Banner, Michael Raymond-James, Adriane Lenox, Clare Grant, Leonard L. Thomas

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Music

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Black Snake Moan

2007
Romance, Drama
1h 56m
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battletoadBattleToad
Rated 10 Mar 2007
79
57th
An intense story of redemption, Black Snake Moan has a vast array of emotions making viewers forget about the absurdity and sometimes choppy pacing of the film and focus on the personalities of the characters and what will happen to them. With a terrific blues soundtrack and an impressive as always performance by Samuel L. Jackson, Black Snake Moan proved to be... Pretty good!
Rated 10 Mar 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 29 Jul 2007
75
75th
What could be better than Sam Jackson playing a grizzled old blues man? How about Christina Ricci half naked and chained to a radiator? Tough call...
Rated 29 Jul 2007
shahnessshahness
Rated 01 Jul 2007
75
81st
Bitch's snatch be actin' up. Bitch can't control it. Needs dick. Bitch finds Sam Jackson. He play da blues. Cure da snatch.
Rated 01 Jul 2007
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 04 Nov 2009
74
85th
Nice Movie
Rated 04 Nov 2009
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 25 Jan 2009
90
94th
Damned fine film. Christina Ricci and Sam Jackson turn in A game performances of a couple of tortured characters trying who fix each other. To an extent. Even Timberlake turns in a good game in this one. And the music is fantastic.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 09 Jun 2007
8
82nd
Ricci's boobs are pretty awesome.
Rated 09 Jun 2007
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 28 Sep 2010
40
28th
Fairly silly redemption story, that beyond showcasing Ricci's very interestingly conceived body, adds little to the world, save the fact that Sam Jackson can't sing.
Rated 28 Sep 2010
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 28 Mar 2010
71
37th
Tricky to classify, and yet nothing terribly new. Kind of interesting and kind of not, simultaneously trying to embrace its characters and have ironic detachment from them. After a while I wanted Brewer to just commit to being trashy instead of pussyfooting around it. The weakest link is Ricci. Her performance is unconvincing and a bit condescending. However, the Jackson character is quite intriguing. Not a bad movie, I enjoyed it. I just wish it had a little more... something.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
sebbysebby
Rated 10 Nov 2009
15
1st
It doesn't seem possible that a movie about Samuel Jackson keeping a tiny white girl chained up in his house could be mind-numbingly boring, BUT IT FUCKING HAPPENED.
Rated 10 Nov 2009
indicamIndicam
Rated 27 Oct 2008
10
17th
A film in where... wait... this doesn't deserve a review.
Rated 27 Oct 2008
tathieltathiel
Rated 09 Oct 2008
84
81st
Without Samuel L. Jackson, this movie would be only hilarious, but he so great as in many other of his movies! Great music that he makes!
Rated 09 Oct 2008
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 21 Jul 2008
37
15th
Brewer seems interested in examining how people become damaged and the fraught delicacy of embarking on the healing process. However, that won't stop him from training his camera the writhing form of a sweaty Ricci and lapping it up in glistening slow motion. He wants to grimly assess all this decadence but wallow in it, too. That would be easier to shake off if Brewer's script had anything insightful to contribute about the characters it lines up to dutifully go through their onscreen journeys.
Rated 21 Jul 2008
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 30 Jun 2008
80
80th
Samuel L. Jackson has his best acting since Pulp Fiction, interpreting a believer that recently got a legal separation, and tries to clean the sins of a problematic girl. The soundtrack is great, pure blues, and the script is bizarre but original.
Rated 30 Jun 2008
citizenxCitizenX
Rated 17 Oct 2007
80
91st
i wonder how many people thought of Jules when Samuel L. Jackson started preaching (again :D)
Rated 17 Oct 2007
jonquilljonquill
Rated 12 Sep 2007
89
72nd
Another movie that gets reviewed on perceived politics rather than as the story of two individuals. It's odd, and left me with a lot of thoughts stewing in my head, but I cared about the characters and I was very curious to see how things would end up. Great to see Sam Jackson doing something different than his usual bad-assery.
Rated 12 Sep 2007
spookyjonspookyjon
Rated 26 Apr 2007
89
86th
Here's to bringin' it back. By "it", I mean exploitation films.
Rated 26 Apr 2007
cowfrappecowfrappe
Rated 17 Mar 2007
78
83rd
With a knockout performance by Ricci (who is continually underrated) and good performances by the rest of the cast, this movie becomes more than its slightly unbelievable premise.
Rated 17 Mar 2007
goran_saracGoran Sarac
Rated 01 Dec 2022
5
42nd
Samuel L. Jackson has got the blues! Mighty performance!
Rated 01 Dec 2022
vv238vv238
Rated 10 Feb 2020
46
47th
The two leads are excellent in this film and so is the soundtrack/score but nothing else is. Craig Brewer's stylized direction felt distracting, especially considering this is supposed to be a character study. There are also bad missteps in the script. It makes this a decent viewing but nothing more.
Rated 10 Feb 2020
zanginZangin
Rated 28 Sep 2019
60
37th
By all accounts a good movie, but the posters are some of the most extreme case of misleading advertising that I've seen in film.
Rated 28 Sep 2019
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 27 Sep 2019
78
92nd
Certainly a different kind of movie, some craziness here and there. The two performances by Ricci and Jackson are stellar, who knew Jackson could still pull off a good job as he seems to be in everything. Ricci pulls off crazy and hot spectacularly.
Rated 27 Sep 2019
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 14 Apr 2019
90
84th
Black Snake Moan is pretty close to what a 70's Blaxplotation film would be but since it was made in a new millennium it gains and loses some things. What it gains is a story that is beautiful and meaningful; something that sticks with you. What it loses is the grittiness of being made outside of the Hollywood churn. I've seen this movie a couple of times and I've very much enjoyed it each time. Ricci's performance is fantastic. Jackson adds to his A Time to Kill performance.
Rated 14 Apr 2019
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 08 Apr 2018
3
73rd
Ghastly Hollywood (Liberal/hard-right) messaging but, Ricci was really good.
Rated 08 Apr 2018
babaracusbabaracus
Rated 30 Jun 2017
8
70th
people seem to either really hate or love this one. I'm here for SLJ singing the blues and chaining young women to a radiator
Rated 30 Jun 2017
zoinkzoink
Rated 14 Mar 2017
67
62nd
I liked this way more than I probably should have. Jackson was definitely channeling his Tarantino work and Ricci was super hot.
Rated 14 Mar 2017
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 28 Apr 2016
32
33rd
Eeeehh/10
Rated 28 Apr 2016
yakwiseauyakwiseau
Rated 22 Sep 2015
3
31st
I'm very conflicted about this movie. It's a great movie, really. Jackson and Ricci are both awesome in it. I just don't like having sexist, religious ideologies shoved down my throat. No matter how good this movie is, it just doesn't excuse the creepy message underneath.
Rated 22 Sep 2015
thehynesthehynes
Rated 23 Apr 2014
45
19th
A man finds a semi naked,attractive, nymphomaniac lying in the road outside his house,he goes nuts - finds religion and chains her to his radiator.She sees the error of her ways and everyone lives happily ever after. No, seriously
Rated 23 Apr 2014
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 24 Jan 2014
60
58th
eng; [black snake moan]; ein mädchen hat viel durchgemacht und ist am abgrund der gesellschaft angelangt - doch der kürzlich verlassene schwarze lazarus nimmt sich ihrer an und versucht die sexsucht zu heilen.;
Rated 24 Jan 2014
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 03 Jan 2014
64
21st
Main message of the movie: if you want a person to adopt your religious beliefs, just chain them to a radiator and hold them prisoner until they turn over a new leaf! This movie has an otherwise nice subplot to it about overcoming personal problems and the aches and pains of living a hard life, but with holding someone hostage for the sake of forcing Christian ethics onto them at its core, its definitely a miss for me.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 22 Dec 2013
66
38th
Uninhibited performances, skillful direction, and a killer blues soundtrack elevate Black Snake Moan beyond its outlandish premise.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 15 Aug 2013
79
66th
This film is a fiery, feisty, overlooked gem - at least for the most part. The first half is fuelled by Ricci's mesmerising performance - the best of her career - as a sex-crazed minx. This is worth the price of admission alone. Then Samuel L. Jackson raises his game to catch her and match her. Director Brewer has some wacky ideas and an eye for comedy. The denouement may be a letdown, but the film can't be faulted for its Southern spirit, surprise factor and some rowdy blues music to boot.
Rated 15 Aug 2013
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 20 May 2013
70
41st
Ends up being pretty slight and insubstantial, but it looks good and it's well-acted.
Rated 20 May 2013
sterlingsterling
Rated 26 Dec 2012
89
68th
I love Samuel L. Jackson's rendition of Staggolee.
Rated 26 Dec 2012
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
50
28th
Black Snake Moan morphs into a wacky intergenerational bonding movie, something closer to "Harold and Maude" or "The Karate Kid" with a dusting of Southern grit.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
44
15th
* Casting, Acting : 5 * Script : 3 * Directing, Aura : 4 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 4
Rated 26 Oct 2012
walkenrollWalkenRoll
Rated 05 Oct 2012
80
74th
Samuel L Jackson's best performance since Pulp Fiction. Music is great, and next to Social Network, proof that Justin Timberlake can act, sort of. Doesn't mean I want to see him in every film from now on though, god forbid.
Rated 05 Oct 2012
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 19 Feb 2012
65
45th
A white trash nymphomaniac gets cured by an old blues man. It's weird but interesting. Jackson is great and Ricci is ok (but she bring back my lust for her that began when I was a young man watching Casper). This is maybe the hardest movie to recommend to someone because it feels impossible to know if someone would like it or not.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 13 Feb 2012
67
41st
Great style throughout the whole movie, but it moves way to slow. Ricci is pretty hot I guess and she gives a decent performance. Samuel L. Jackson just plays the same character he played in A Time To Kill (if I remember correctly, it's been a while since I saw it). Some of the dialogue seemed out of place. I don't really like southern accents, southern culture or religion is general, and this movie is full of that stuff, so that didn't really help. At least the posters awesome.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 26 Dec 2011
79
77th
I enjoyed this film. Christina Ricci is great in this movie; this is not a part anyone could have pulled off. Samuel L. Jackson is also good; he is very believable as a blues musician. I hope these two actors work together again in the future.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
calabriaCalabria
Rated 10 Dec 2011
86
88th
am i the only person who thought this movie was awesome?
Rated 10 Dec 2011
jordandcfcJordanDcFc
Rated 08 Dec 2011
70
37th
Sort of goes nowhere and then all of a sudden, goes somewhere. Feels kind of rushed towards the end. But, Jackson sings the blues and Ricci gets her tits out. Not bad.
Rated 08 Dec 2011
jessterJesster
Rated 06 Dec 2011
87
71st
kinda creepy
Rated 06 Dec 2011
grimbolgrimbol
Rated 02 Dec 2011
87
65th
Amazing. And sexy as hell.
Rated 02 Dec 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 26 Oct 2011
35
90th
"The South isn't just in Craig Brewer's heart but underneath his fingernails as well." - Nick Schager
Rated 26 Oct 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 01 Jul 2011
66
51st
I love Jackson as the blues man and I really wish his backstory was developed a little bit more. Ricci is undoubtable attractive, but I found her performance to be lacking. Just misses out on being a good film.
Rated 01 Jul 2011
beautyblissBeautyBliss
Rated 19 Mar 2011
65
21st
Good, but not that good, or believable.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
maartenmaarten
Rated 06 Feb 2011
49
36th
Interesting plot (very short version: religious man saves a slut's life, then locks her up in his house until she learns to 'behave'). Could have been a very good film, had it not been so boring - the soundtrack losing lots of points here.
Rated 06 Feb 2011
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 02 Oct 2010
69
39th
What is it with Americans and whores? They don't know whether to love or hate em. An interesting set-up. Walks a fine line between salaciousness and sentimentality, sometimes crossing it. But in the end quite life affirming.
Rated 02 Oct 2010
shalilshalil
Rated 01 Oct 2010
65
31st
this film made me to think about my RELATIONSHIPS
Rated 01 Oct 2010
gedengeden
Rated 02 Sep 2010
60
37th
Cool soundtrack.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 25 Aug 2010
8
44th
A quirky sexy somewhat enjoyable film.
Rated 25 Aug 2010
repolhorepolho
Rated 16 Aug 2010
40
17th
Christina Ricci is pretty much the only reason I watched it to the end.
Rated 16 Aug 2010
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 08 Aug 2010
27
23rd
#08#, hype, story, reviews, SL Jackson.
Rated 08 Aug 2010
jamesdepaolojamesdepaolo
Rated 05 Jun 2010
51
28th
Christina Ricci on a chain half naked and wanting sex...how could this movie blow...it was boring to me...it had a few scenes that i thought were ok..but on a whole its boring
Rated 05 Jun 2010
badseedbadseed
Rated 09 Apr 2010
80
44th
smoooooth movie, awsome soundtrack, samuel jackson shines
Rated 09 Apr 2010
fantastardfantastard
Rated 30 Mar 2010
70
41st
Got to see Cristina Ricci's boobies, And more than that. Not that i'm a perv, just worth a mention. Good film too, I guess.
Rated 30 Mar 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 26 Jan 2010
40
1st
Creepy . . . and not in a good way.
Rated 26 Jan 2010
martrynmartryn
Rated 07 Jan 2010
71
54th
Any film where you get to see Ricci's boobs is a good movie in my book.
Rated 07 Jan 2010
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 25 Nov 2009
68
58th
Wild, but not entirely successful. A film about redemption via conservative religion within the plot of a porn film. Wild, no?
Rated 25 Nov 2009
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 05 Nov 2009
60
62nd
Good film.
Rated 05 Nov 2009
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 07 Sep 2009
71
61st
A surprisingly strong effort, anchored by Jackson's performance, Ricci's hawtness and the pervasive presence of southern blues rock. Again Brewer casts his gaze on shallow character archetypes, mining them for as much depth as humanly possible. I prefer Hustle & Flow, but this odd couple have chemistry and the bizarre concept opens the door to some great dialogues. The script is shaky at times, but makes perfect use of religion as motivation without preaching. A strangely enjoyable film.
Rated 07 Sep 2009
burnmp3sburnmp3s
Rated 29 Aug 2009
64
33rd
For an exploitation film throwback it's pretty tame, and for a standard drama it's pretty weird. Not Samuel L. Jackson or Christina Ricci's best work.
Rated 29 Aug 2009
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 27 Jul 2009
40
14th
For as provocative and original as this film is, I honestly left feeling as though I had not seen anything new. The filmmakers concentrated too hard on making it as sexually aggresive as possible than mending an interesting story. However, Ricci's hotness and the soundtrack alone makes it worth a view.
Rated 27 Jul 2009
mfidler1mfidler1
Rated 20 Jul 2009
81
75th
My having a crush on Christina Ricci had no effect on the rating of this movie...or maybe it did?
Rated 20 Jul 2009
bishopmlbishopml
Rated 01 Jul 2009
65
14th
All these points are given to Samuel L. what hasn't this guy not been in. I can tell you one thing if hes in it than it worth watching. Be it bad or good his roles seem to be tailored to fit him specifically and he can make you love him or hate him. The film was okay love the blues music, the story was missing a certain I don't know what. It is just one of those movies that comes out and people buy watch once and forget they have it.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 17 Jun 2009
50
14th
Awful. Just Ricci in a skimpy outfit, and Jackson as a christian fundamentalist have a go at each other, with no much purpose.
Rated 17 Jun 2009
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 11 Jun 2009
62
49th
Apart from the blues music and the sex (which are great) it's a fairly good film.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
ndsurfer8908NDsurfer8908
Rated 03 May 2009
90
77th
This movie not only was weird, but was funny as hell too.
Rated 03 May 2009
joojooJooJoo
Rated 22 Apr 2009
4
56th
I don't know what to make of this.
Rated 22 Apr 2009
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
65
79th
Strange...just strange.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
stewballStewball
Rated 25 Feb 2009
100
99th
Outstanding performances, soundtrack and story. Anybody who doesn't enjoy Ricci's sexy performance as well as Jackson's great breadth leading up to his juke joint climax, doesn't have a soul.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 18 Jan 2009
61
51st
Jackson is way better than Ricci. Okay, Ricci can act, but she's limited. Chained, half naked Ricci was the salt of the flick though. The story was promising, while several problematic people tried to help each other as much as they can. But the biggest fault of this movie was the director: he could not do character directing or create a decent scenes. Always when a scene was getting interesting, he cut to the next. We are not going to talking about Justin's part here at all.
Rated 18 Jan 2009
murravenerMurravener
Rated 12 Sep 2008
84
76th
It started out seeming as though it was going to try and be a bit over the top, but its truly finds a way for you to sympathize with its characters, and the relationships they develop.
Rated 12 Sep 2008
sorksork
Rated 02 Jun 2008
26
14th
Seems promising at moments, but never delivers and just goes from bad to worse.
Rated 02 Jun 2008
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 27 May 2008
70
77th
A different type of movie, liked where this one went. Christina Ricci's performance was great.
Rated 27 May 2008
styleitostyleito
Rated 24 Apr 2008
63
53rd
- 20 for Timberlake, 15 for Riccis' breast, and 10 for Jackson and the Blues.
Rated 24 Apr 2008
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 03 Apr 2008
3
64th
Great performances, great music. Story was a bit thin, but touching nonetheless.
Rated 03 Apr 2008
kojilessKojiless
Rated 22 Mar 2008
78
82nd
Good performance by SLJ and Ricci. Timberlake wasn't bad, but I still think he was miscast. Great soundtrack.
Rated 22 Mar 2008
teknicolorteknicolor
Rated 11 Feb 2008
68
57th
Ricci has a bangin rack. Oh, and Sam Jackson has once again shown how awesomely he can act. Decent movie based off a flawed plot.
Rated 11 Feb 2008
vincentevincente
Rated 05 Dec 2007
80
73rd
null
Rated 05 Dec 2007
hehhehhehheh
Rated 26 Oct 2007
1
12th
too long and doesnt go anywhere
Rated 26 Oct 2007
cinemaddictcinemaddict
Rated 20 Oct 2007
20
13th
A meretricious pile of steaming crap. Could have been a coproduction of Jerry Springer and Bill Cosby. Spends most of the film ogling Christina Ricci and then delivers pretentious homilies at the end.
Rated 20 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
80
89th
Very good character drama.
Rated 17 Sep 2007
bricksBricks
Rated 02 Jul 2007
49
24th
Expected more out of this one. A pretty unrealistic story unfolds into a very unrealistic outcome.
Rated 02 Jul 2007
roujinroujin
Rated 30 Jun 2007
50
34th
The amount of ways that this could've gone wrong is mind-boggling. Some of it is laughable, some of it is dead serious, all of it is like nothing I've seen before. Now if only Samuel L. Jackson could be just as good as he is in here in every single film he does. Also, I can relate with Sam "MF" Jackson because I also enjoy to chain white bitches up and put the fear of god in them.
Rated 30 Jun 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 07 Jun 2007
6
70th
A surreal whirlwind of deep-fried southern charm, country music, angst, and Christina Ricci's breasts. It's unique if nothing else.
Rated 07 Jun 2007
007tuxedo007Tuxedo
Rated 04 Mar 2007
65
42nd
Slow-paced at times, but decent.
Rated 04 Mar 2007

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