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In Theaters: August 26, 2016 (limited)

PG-13 | 1h 21m | Drama, Romance

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In June 1989, Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers), a young associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin, meets Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter). A lawyer herself, she’s assigned to be Obama’s advisor at the firm. Although she declines his initial requests for a date, Michelle finally accepts by late summer. On their first date, they visit the Art Institute of Chicago, view a screening of Spike Lee’s movie Do the Right Thing, and have their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor.

Director: Richard Tanne

Studio: Miramax Films

Producer(s): Richard Tanne, Robert Teitel, Tika Sumpter

Cast: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway

Writer(s): Richard Tanne

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16 votes and 3 Reviews

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 92%

71%

In Theaters: August 26, 2016 (limited)

PG-13 | 1h 21m | Drama, Romance

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In June 1989, Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers), a young associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin, meets Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter). A lawyer herself, she’s assigned to be Obama’s advisor at the firm. Although she declines his initial requests for a date, Michelle finally accepts by late summer. On their first date, they visit the Art Institute of Chicago, view a screening of Spike Lee’s movie Do the Right Thing, and have their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score 92%

71%

In Theaters: August 26, 2016 (limited)

PG-13 | 1h 21m | Drama, Romance

In June 1989, Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers), a young associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin, meets Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter). A lawyer herself, she’s assigned to be Obama’s advisor at the firm.

Although she declines his initial requests for a date, Michelle finally accepts by late summer. On their first date, they visit the Art Institute of Chicago, view a screening of Spike Lee’s movie Do the Right Thing, and have their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor.