Search results
Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring, produced, and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name. In addition to Washington, the film also stars Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sidney.
- $64.4 million
- Fences, by August Wilson
- $24 million
- Marcelo Zarvos
Dec 25, 2016 · Denzel Washington directs and stars as Troy Maxson, a working-class African-American father who struggles with his past and present in 1950s Pittsburgh. The film is adapted from August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and features Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Jovan Adepo in the cast.
- Denzel Washington
- 452
- 2 min
A powerful adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences is a drama of African-American life in the 1950s, directed by Denzel Washington and starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. The film explores themes of legacy, masculinity, and the American Dream through the story of Troy Maxson, a garbage collector and former baseball player who struggles with his son's ambitions and his own demons.
Summaries. A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. Troy Maxson makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh.
Denzel Washington directs and stars as Troy Maxson, a bitter sanitation worker who struggles with his past and his family in 1950s Pittsburgh. The film adapts Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play with a stellar cast, including Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, and Stephen Henderson.
- (1.5K)
- Denzel Washington
- PG-13
- Denzel Washington
Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a passionate look at former baseball player Troy Maxson as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down.