The Tenants

– The story of a Jewish novelist, Harry Lesser, struggling to complete his latest work, and his antago..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
The Tenants (2005)

The story of a Jewish novelist, Harry Lesser, struggling to complete his latest work, and his antagonistic relationship with a black writer who moves in down the hall.

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Producing Country:

The Tenants (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Apr 2005

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Danny Green

Writer:

David Diamond, Danny Green (adaptation), Bernard Malamud (novel)

Main Actors:

Dylan McDermott, Snoop Dogg, Rose Byrne, Seymour Cassel

Plot:

On the top floor of an abandoned tenement, Harry Lesser struggles to complete the novel he has been writing for almost ten years. Then Willie Spearmint, black militant and aspiring writer, moves into another part of the building to work on his own book.

Production:

Millennium Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
Metacritic:
46%