Good Fences
2003, English. Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson.
Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to move his wife and their two kids out of their mixed lower-middle-class town and into the posh enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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Good Fences is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Shout! Factory in India.
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- Released
- 22 January 2003
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Trey Ellis
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Good Fences runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Good Fences is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Good Fences on?
Good Fences is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Shout! Factory in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Good Fences?
If you liked Good Fences, try Barbarians at the Gate, The Second Civil War, Somewhere in Queens.
Who directed Good Fences?
Good Fences (2003) was directed by Ernest R. Dickerson and stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Marie V. Cruz.