Barack Obama, a freshman at Harvard Law School, gets a job at a Chicago law firm under the orders of young Michelle Robinson. After some reluctance, Michelle accepts Obama's invitation for a... Read allBarack Obama, a freshman at Harvard Law School, gets a job at a Chicago law firm under the orders of young Michelle Robinson. After some reluctance, Michelle accepts Obama's invitation for a trip that will change her life.Barack Obama, a freshman at Harvard Law School, gets a job at a Chicago law firm under the orders of young Michelle Robinson. After some reluctance, Michelle accepts Obama's invitation for a trip that will change her life.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 12 nominations total
- Fraser Robinson III
- (as Phil Ed Van Lear)
- Community Church Meeting Attendee
- (uncredited)
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
- Baskin Robbins Girl
- (uncredited)
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to director Richard Tanne, all of the main events of the film did actually occur on the Obama's first date with the exception of the community meeting which happened at a later date.
- GoofsThe Obamas actually ate lunch on their first date beside the fountain at the Art Institute of Chicago and not in a park as depicted in the movie.
- Quotes
Michelle Robinson: This is not a date. How's it gonna look if I start dating the first cute black guy who walks through the firm's doors? It would be tacky
Barack Obama: You think I'm cute?
Michelle Robinson: I didn't say that.
- Crazy creditsThe paintings that Barack & Michelle saw are shown during the end credits.
- SoundtracksStart
Written by John Legend (as John Stephens)
Performed by John Legend
John Legend appears courtesy of GOOD/Columbia Records
Recorded at Sunset Sound by Geoff Neal
It was the best first date every caught on picture.
I like the fact that I feel I did not learn anything new about the President of the United States. Southside with You has taken the man I've seen for the past 8 years and put that personality on celluloid accurately to what I already know. There was no surprise coming as Barack explain to Michelle his anger towards his father, his upbringing before college, and where he wants his life to go. Brilliantly played by Parker Sawyers, Barry O is easy to parody, but Sawyers was able to really capture the man without doing that.
What I also liked about the movie is what it told me about Michelle Robinson, a strong black woman also trying to find her way in life. Not satisfied with where her life is going and knowing she wants more out of it. Tika Sumpter did a good job show casing a career orientated woman focus on being more than just the black woman at her law firm and feeling a relationship with Obama would change that. Making her stand offish at first to his natural charm.
It's funny. It's a tale as old as time: boy likes girl, girl's not having it, boy tricks girl into date, girl keeps saying it's not a date, and boy has to put on the charm in order to win girl's heart. However, the two people they chose to tell this tale on bring a flavor to it that's uncanny.
Very quiet, but well structured. Not nearly as impactful as the two people it's about, but real good portrait of a iconic love affair.
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- Also known as
- Michelle i Barack
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,304,223
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,868,403
- Aug 28, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $6,628,603
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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