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Nightjohn
“Words Are Freedom”
58%
Movie
1h 32m
AI Analysis
Nightjohn (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Nightjohn (1996) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Nightjohn 58% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 9 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-06-01
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 174000
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Is there an official trailer for Nightjohn?
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What is Nightjohn about?
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of wo... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Nightjohn?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Nightjohn?
The official runtime for Nightjohn is approximately 92 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Beau Bridges
Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs
Old man

Kathleen York
Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw

Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
- J
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
- A
Allison Jones
Sarny
- P
Patty Mack
Evelyn
- D
Deborah Duke
Lethe

Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
- M
Monica Ford
Egypt
- G
Gerald Brown
Joseph
- R
Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
- S
Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen
- J
John P. Ford III
Arthur Waller
- J
John Herina
Homer Waller
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