Eve's Bayou (1997) movie poster

Eve's Bayou (1997)

"The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart."
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
Drama

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Runtime
1h 48m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.5/10 (165 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
78

Cast

Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Eve Batiste
Meagan Good as Cisely Batiste · 68% avg
Samuel L. Jackson as Louis Batiste · 71% avg
Lynn Whitfield as Roz Batiste · 69% avg
Debbi Morgan as Mozelle Batiste Delacroix
Jake Smollett as Poe Batiste
Ethel Ayler as Gran Mère
Diahann Carroll as Elzora

Is Eve's Bayou good?

It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 165 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 80%.

Overview

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured. Wikipedia ↗

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