"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American Southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage: the homosexual Frank and the feeble-minded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various family members ask him to kill some of the others.
Whity has generally received mixed reviews.
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Whity was released in 1971 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving Whity (1971) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 72%. Professional critics were more impressed with Whity than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 60%, Whity is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1971 with similar scores include films like Diamonds Are Forever and Billy Jack.
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