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Fences

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Director

Denzel Washington

Year

Genre

Box Office

$57,682,904

Production

Paramount Pictures,Scott Rudin Productions,MACRO,Bron Studios,Escape Artists

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 59 wins & 121 nominations total

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Troy Maxson

Denzel Washington

Rose Maxson

Jim Bono

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Cory

Lyons

Russell Hornsby

Gabriel

Mykelti Williamson

Raynell

Deputy Commissioner

Christopher Mele

Evangelist Preacher (as Leslie Boone)

Garbage Truck Driver

Background Actor (as Liz Barentine)

Buffy Barentine

Troy's Father

Toussaint Raphael Abessolo

Courthouse Worker

Gregory Bromfield

Watermelon Salesman

Hanibal Chancellor

Student

Towns person

Sanitation worker

Brownie

Backyard Worker

Commissioner

Present-Day Parade Marcher

Present-Day Parade Marcher

Kristie Galloway

Perade

Carlos Gonzalez

Troys Boss

John W. Iwanonkiw

Jaywalking Pedestrian

Townsman

Aristle Jones IV

Secretary

Front Yard Neighbor

Malik Abdul Khaaliq

Parade Marcher

Parade Participant

Ashley Marie Lewis

Praying woman

Garage Man

Neighbor / Soldier

Parade Walker

Terri Middleton

Parade Participant

Attendee at Troy's Funeral

Wylie Ave Pedestrian

1970's Parade Marcher

Frankie Palombi

Soldier / Towns Person

Wylie Ave Pedestrian

1970's Parade Marcher

Neighbor

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Cory Troy Maxson Rose Maxson Gabriel Lyons

Ain't got my name in the book.
Don't have to have my name. - Fences

Ain't got my name in the book. Don't have to have ...

But he got your name, though. - Fences

But he got your name, though.

One morning, Saint Peter
was looking at his book, - Fences

One morning, Saint Peter was looking at his book,

He got it in
there under "m." - Fences

He got it in there under "m."

I ain't seen it like I seen
yours, but I know it's in there. - Fences

I ain't seen it like I seen yours, but I know it's...

He got
a great big book! Whoo! - Fences

He got a great big book! Whoo!

That's the way that go - Fences

That's the way that go

But I seen your name.
I seen it with my own eye. - Fences

But I seen your name. I seen it with my own eye.

I ain't hungry.
I done had breakfast - Fences

I ain't hungry. I done had breakfast

She come by, cook me up a
whole mess of flapjacks! - Fences

She come by, cook me up a whole mess of flapjacks!

I'm gonna save 'em
and buy me a new horn, - Fences

I'm gonna save 'em and buy me a new horn,

Go on! Get out of here!
Get out! Get out! - Fences

Go on! Get out of here! Get out! Get out!

Miss Pearl say she can't
get him to eat nothing. - Fences

Miss Pearl say she can't get him to eat nothing.

Man got half his head blown
off, what you expect? - Fences

Man got half his head blown off, what you expect?

He just mixed up
'cause of that metal plate - Fences

He just mixed up 'cause of that metal plate

Thank you. Ain't no sense in
sending him to the hospital. - Fences

Thank you. Ain't no sense in sending him to the hospita...

Man going down there, - Fences

Man going down there,

They give him a lousy $3,000.
I got to swoop down on that. - Fences

They give him a lousy $3,000. I got to swoop down on that.

That's the only reason
I got a roof over my head - Fences

That's the only reason I got a roof over my head

Can't nobody say you ain't
done what was right by him. - Fences

Can't nobody say you ain't done what was right by ...

Till he wanted his own place and
moved over there with miss Pearl. - Fences

Till he wanted his own place and moved over there with miss ...

If my brother didn't have
a metal plate in his head, - Fences

If my brother didn't have a metal plate in his head,

Where you going off to? - Fences

Where you going off to?

Oh, Cory. Your daddy like
to have a fit with you - Fences

Oh, Cory. Your daddy like to have a fit with you

He say you supposed to be
helping him with the fence. - Fences

He say you supposed to be helping him with the fence.

And he's been saying that the
last four or five Saturdays, - Fences

And he's been saying that the last four or five Saturda...

Go on and scrub down them steps - Fences

Go on and scrub down them steps

Go on, Troy. You liked
to scare me to death. - Fences

Go on, Troy. You liked to scare me to death.

Lucille had me on the phone.
I couldn't keep up with it. - Fences

Lucille had me on the phone. I couldn't keep up with it...

I thought you went down
to Taylors' - Fences

I thought you went down to Taylors'

Go on, Troy.
I ain't studying you! - Fences

Go on, Troy. I ain't studying you!

I'm studying you. I'm
finna do my homework. - Fences

I'm studying you. I'm finna do my homework.

Where? Who? - Fences

It's been 10 years since
that roof was last tarred. - Fences

It's been 10 years since that roof was last tarred.

See, now snow come this winter, - Fences

See, now snow come this winter,

Then the wood rot
from all that water, - Fences

Then the wood rot from all that water,

I don't know.
$264 cash money. See? - Fences

I don't know. $264 cash money. See?

While you be
thinking about a TV, - Fences

While you be thinking about a TV,

I'd buy a TV. And when the
roof started to leak, - Fences

I'd buy a TV. And when the roof started to leak,

You gonna sit up in there, - Fences

You gonna sit up in there,

You want to see that $73.22
I got sitting up in there? - Fences

You want to see that $73.22 I got sitting up in there?

Then what you got,
huh? See? - Fences

Then what you got, huh? See?

Now, when I get $200 clear,
I'll buy me a TV. - Fences

Now, when I get $200 clear, I'll buy me a TV.

Right now, when I get $264,
I'm gonna get that roof fixed. - Fences

Right now, when I get $264, I'm gonna get that roof fix...

You get $100, I'll put
the other $100 with it. - Fences

You get $100, I'll put the other $100 with it.

Yeah, show me how you can
cut these boards right now. - Fences

Yeah, show me how you can cut these boards right now.

I ain't thinking about no pirates.
They got an all-white team. - Fences

I ain't thinking about no pirates. They got an all-whit...

Got that boy, though, that
puerto rican boy, clemente? - Fences

Got that boy, though, that puerto rican boy, clemente?

That boy could be something
if they'd give him a chance. - Fences

That boy could be something if they'd give him a chance...

I'm talking about playing
every day, playing regular, - Fences

I'm talking about playing every day, playing regular,

If they got a white fellow
sitting on the bench, - Fences

If they got a white fellow sitting on the bench,

Sandy koufax, he leading
the league in strikeouts. - Fences

Sandy koufax, he leading the league in strikeouts.

Your mama told me you got recruited
by a college football team. - Fences

Your mama told me you got recruited by a college football te...

Yeah, coach zellman say - Fences

Yeah, coach zellman say

Mr. stawicki say he gonna
hold my job for me - Fences

Mr. stawicki say he gonna hold my job for me

Boy, I thought we had an understanding
about this football stuff. - Fences

Boy, I thought we had an understanding about this football s...

You supposed to keep up
with your chores, - Fences

You supposed to keep up with your chores,

You ain't been around here
all day on a Saturday, - Fences

You ain't been around here all day on a Saturday,

And ain't no need for nobody
to be coming around here, - Fences

And ain't no need for nobody to be coming around here,

Look, boy, - Fences

Now you get your
book-learning, so you can, uh, - Fences

Now you get your book-learning, so you can, uh,

You go in and learn how to
put your hands to good use - Fences

You go in and learn how to put your hands to good use

First, you get your butt down
there and get your job back. - Fences

First, you get your butt down there and get your job back.

Mr. stawicki done already
hired somebody else - Fences

Mr. stawicki done already hired somebody else

You gonna let somebody
take away your job, - Fences

You gonna let somebody take away your job,

I can't work after school
and play football, too. - Fences

I can't work after school and play football, too.

I don't care what nobody else say I'm the boss you understand - Fences

I don't care what nobody else say I'm the boss you...

I'm the boss around here. I do
the only saying what counts. - Fences

I'm the boss around here. I do the only saying what cou...

Come on... I asked you,
"do you understand?" - Fences

Come on... I asked you, "do you understand?"

Yes, sir.
All right. - Fences

Yes, sir. All right.

If you can't do both, then
you quit the football team. - Fences

If you can't do both, then you quit the football team.

You got to take the crookeds with the straights - Fences

You got to take the crookeds with the straights

Like you? Who the hell
said I got to like you? - Fences

Like you? Who the hell said I got to like you?

You want to stand up
in front of my face - Fences

You want to stand up in front of my face

Straighten up, god damn it!
I asked you a question. - Fences

Straighten up, god damn it! I asked you a question.

What law is there say I
got to like you? None. - Fences

What law is there say I got to like you? None.

Nigger, as long as you
in my house, - Fences

Nigger, as long as you in my house,

I go out of here every morning, - Fences

I go out of here every morning,

You about the biggest fool
I ever saw. It's my job. - Fences

You about the biggest fool I ever saw. It's my job.

A man is supposed to
take care of his family. - Fences

A man is supposed to take care of his family.

You live in my house, fill
your belly with my food, - Fences

You live in my house, fill your belly with my food,

Now, let's get this straight
right here and now, - Fences

Now, let's get this straight right here and now,

Mr. rand don't give me my money
come payday 'cause he like me. - Fences

Mr. rand don't give me my money come payday 'cause...

He give it to me
'cause he owe me. - Fences

He give it to me 'cause he owe me.

Me and your mama worked
that out between us, - Fences

Me and your mama worked that out between us,

Now don't you go through life - Fences

Now don't you go through life

You best be making sure
they're doing right by you. - Fences

You best be making sure they're doing right by you.

Then get the hell out of my face
and get on down to that a&p! - Fences

Then get the hell out of my face and get on down to that a&a...

Why don't you go ahead and let
the boy play football, Troy? - Fences

Why don't you go ahead and let the boy play football, T...

You the only decent thing
ever happened to me, rose. - Fences

You the only decent thing ever happened to me, rose.

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A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Denzel Washington

Writer: August Wilson

Production: Paramount Pictures,Scott Rudin Productions,MACRO,Bron Studios,Escape Artists

Genre: drama

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $57,682,904

Released: 25 Dec 2016

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 59 wins & 121 nominations total

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Also watch: Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Hidden Figures, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Birth of a Nation, Hell or High Water, Loving, Man Down, From the Land of the Moon, Florence Foster Jenkins, Silence, Lion, Jackie, Hacksaw Ridge, John Q, Why Him?, Allied, Inland Empire, La La Land