Betty and Coretta

TV Movie
2013
TV-14
1h 28m

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6.2/10

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Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige in Betty and Coretta (2013)

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The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

534

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Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total

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Trivia
In Malcolm X (1992) and Panther (1995), Angela Bassett played Dr. Betty Shabazz the wife of Malcolm X while in this move she plays the wife of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Connections
Featured in 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014)

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7/10

Less of a preachy Civil Rights movie and more about the personal relationship between the two. I recommend this. I say B+

"They killed our husbands Betty but they didn't kill their ideas. They are still alive. What's important now is for us to carry them forward." After the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. their wives are left to carry on their ideas and dreams. After a meeting at a convention Betty (Blige) and Coretta (Bassett) forge a life long friendship as well as becoming a force in the Civil Rights era. The subject matter for this made me want to watch it but the fact that it is a Lifetime movie made me a little hesitant. I have to admit that this is, to me, the best Lifetime movie I have ever seen. The writing is good and the acting is better. The movie kept me interested and watching the entire time and I even forgot it was a TV movie at times. The movie is less a Civil Rights in your face preachy movie and more about the personal relationship between the two and that actually added to the enjoyment. I have never said this about a Lifetime movie before but I recommend this. Overall, best Lifetime movie ever made. I give it a B+.