Southside with You

Name: Southside with You
Released: 2016-08-26
Duration: 80 min

2016Movie80 minEnglish

Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.

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Louisa Moore - S...

2023/08/04

Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date in 1989, “Southside With You” is a fun period premise that just isn’t fully realized. It’s not romantic enough to be a traditional date movie and it tries too hard to be a racially focused ...

Reno

2016/12/24

**First date with a chocolate ice cream girl.** A small film with a small success. It was entirely shot in the two weeks of time. Directed by a first timer, it tells the true story of Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson's first date back ...