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62% Critic Match
Uptown Saturday Night
“They get funny when you mess with their money.”
6.2 / 10• 1974• 1h 44m•PG• English
ComedyCrimeAction
Storyline
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Cast & Crew
Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Lead
Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson
The Reverend
Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Poitier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Uptown Saturday Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
