Summary
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 76Audiences 74GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer83%
Metascore68
Audience score83%
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings3.6/5
User score6.5
Box office
2.9×its budget
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $24 M
Worldwide it earned $16 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for crime movies, +10 min on the typical 106
typical 106116Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
+6Released
2005
July 22, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 41
Terrence HowardDjay
Anthony AndersonKey
Taryn ManningNola
Taraji P. HensonShug
DJ QuallsShelby
LudacrisSkinny Black
Paula Jai ParkerLexus
Elise NealYevette
Isaac HayesArnel
Juicy JTigga- WEWilliam EngramSlobs
- BSBobby SandimanieYellow Jacket
- HHaystakMickey
- CPClaude PhillipsHarold
- JSJosey ScottElroy
- JSJohn StillShop Owner
- JMJay MunnPrison Guard
- MHMichael Hooks Jr.Block Manager
- JTJerome TolesPolice Officer
DJ PaulR.L.- AKAl KaponeKateezy
- JBJennifer Bynum GreenChoir Lead Singer
- KBKelvin BirrusChoir Singer #1
- TDTiran D. BoylandChoir Singer #2
Directing · 3
- Craig Brewer Director, Writer
- Van Hayden First Assistant Director
- Ilene Pickus Script Supervisor
Production · 6
- Dwight Williams Executive Producer
- John Singleton Producer
- Stephanie Allain Producer
- Kimberly Hardin Casting
- Preston L. Holmes Associate Producer
- Betty Chin Production Coordinator
Camera · 2
- Amy Vincent Director of Photography
- James McMillan Key Grip
Editing · 1
- Billy Fox Editor
Sound · 21
- Scott Bomar Original Music Composer
- Brian W. Jennings Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
- Greg Hedgepath Supervising Sound Editor
- Frank Smathers Supervising Sound Editor
- Frayser Boy Songs, Music Producer
- Michael C. Casper Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Keith Brian Burns Production Design
- Joni Wheeler Set Decoration
- Darian Corley Property Master
- Alexa Marino Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Paul A. Simmons Jr. Costume Design
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