IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning rapper Che 'Rhymefest' Smith and his long-lost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicago's turbulent South Side. Himself a child of a broken home, Che hasn't seen his father, Brian, in over 20 years, and presumes him dead. But after buying his father's childhood home, Che sets out to find him, and learns that his is now a homeless alcoholic living only several blocks away/ The film offers a probing take on memory and identity in a family two generations removed from slavery as it tracks Che and Brian's shared journey to create a new legacy for themselves, their community and the next generation of family.
In My Father’s House has generally received mixed reviews.
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In My Father’s House was released in 2015 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving In My Father’s House (2015) an average rating of 57%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 78%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with In My Father’s House than critics were.
With a score of 57%, In My Father’s House is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2015, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2015 with similar scores include films like Ted 2, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.
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