Fences

About Fences

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

Fences is a 2016 drama film directed by Denzel Washington. The film is filed under empathetic, sentimental, baseball, and father.

Denzel Washington appears as Troy Maxson, Viola Davis as Rose Maxson, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Jim Bono, and Jovan Adepo as Cory Maxson. Released in December 2016, it runs 139 minutes.

The screenplay is by August Wilson. Produced by MACRO. The film began as a stage production. In the United States it streams on Paramount Plus Essential.

Daddy's Home, The Fabelmans, and Frequency make useful companions to Fences, all filed under family relationships and father son relationship. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 2,866 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.