The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013 | 84m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Kenny Leon |
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| Writer: | Caliope Brattlestreet, Tonya Lewis Lee, Stephen Glantz, Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Staring: |
| In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 20, 2013 |
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| Director: | Kenny Leon |
| Writer: | Caliope Brattlestreet, Tonya Lewis Lee, Stephen Glantz, Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Genres: | Family, TV Movie |
| Keywords | alabama, civil rights, road trip, family relationships, flint michigan, 1960s |
| Production Companies | Walden Media, Tonik Productions, WGTB Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bryce Clyde Jenkins | Kenny |
| Harrison Knight | Byron |
| Skai Jackson | Joetta |
| Anika Noni Rose | Wilona |
| Wood Harris | Daniel |
| David Alan Grier | Mr. Robert |
| Shameik Moore | James Jr. |
| LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Grandma Sands |
| Bailey Tippen | Naomi |
| Tyrin Niles Wyche | Larry Dunn |
| E. Roger Mitchell | Mr. Williams |
| Javon Johnson | James Bevel |
| Lori Beth Sikes | Margaret |
| Margo Moorer | Mrs. Davidson |
| A'Nya Schofield | Girl in the Blue Dress |
| Josephine Lawrence | Sarah |
| Pauletta Washington | Mrs. Glenn |
| Zoe Myers | Bonnie the Waitress |
| Bart Hansard | Movie Ticket Salesperson |
| Enoch King | Rev. Shuttlesworth |
| Randall Taylor | Weatherman |
| Jermaine Holt | Wool Pooh |
| John Atwood | Reporter |
| De'Marco Arrington | Flint School Bus Kid |
| Mariama Diallo | Bomb Victim |
| Cedric Hatcher | Church Leader |
| John Jaret | Driver |
| Meg Jay | Katie the Waitress |
| Beth Keener | Ellen the Waitress |
| Jonathan S. Kennedy | Flint Teacher |
| Tony D. Sims | Church Goer |
| Kathy Walton | Birmingham Resident |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Caliope Brattlestreet | Writer |
| Johnetta Boone | Costume Design |
| Margaret Goodspeed | Editor |
| Mervyn Warren | Original Music Composer |
| Tonya Lewis Lee | Writer |
| James Chressanthis | Director of Photography |
| Stephen Glantz | Writer |
| David Chapman | Production Design |
| Kenny Leon | Director |
| Keith Adams | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Christopher Paul Curtis | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Holcomb | Producer |
| Jim Bechtold | Producer |
| Tonya Lewis Lee | Executive Producer |
| Nikki Silver | Executive Producer |
| Brian Wells | Producer |
| Janet M. Morrison | Executive Producer |
| Louis J. Grieci | Executive Producer |
| Philip K. Kleinbart | Producer |
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