Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005113 min5.7 / 10

A lyrical, character-driven romance about a woman's journey toward self-discovery and authentic love, set against the constraints of 1920s Southern society.

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.

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