Honeydripper
“This Better Be Some Saturday Night!”
2007 · 2 h 4 min
Cast
Danny Glover 
LisaGay Hamilton Yaya DaCosta 
Charles S. Dutton 
Vondie Curtis-Hall Gary Clark Jr.
Credits
Written by: 
John Sayles
Plot
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint seeks a famous bluesman to save his business.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Sayles's drama, with Danny Glover and Keb' Mo', is warm and musical, a loose, lively tale of the Jim Crow South.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (2,291 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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