Summary
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+16)
Critics 47Audiences 63GoodWatch 55
Metascore49
Tomatometer44%
User score6.9
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score57%
Box office
31%of its budget back
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $12 M
Worldwide it made back $12 M of the $40 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100103Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
+7Released
2008
November 7, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- 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 WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more19 people
- Samuel L. JacksonLouis Hinds
- Bernie MacFloyd Henderson
- Sharon LealCleo
- Adam HerschmanPhillip
- Sean HayesDanny Epstein
- Affion CrockettLester
- Jackie LongZig-Zag
- Mike EppsDuane Henderson
John LegendMarcus Hooks
Isaac HayesSelf
Vanessa del RioFull-Figured Neighbor
Ken DavitianArdesh Kezian
Jennifer CoolidgeRosalee
Jackie JohnsonWeather Woman
P.J. ByrneFloyd's Doctor
Michael FranklinTrumpet Player
Sara EriksonChastity
Terrell J. RamseyPay-Pay
Maurice DuBoisNewscaster
Directing · 2
- Malcolm D. Lee Director
- Donald Sparks First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Writing · 2
- Matthew Stone Screenplay
- Robert Ramsey Screenplay
Production · 10
- Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
- W. Mark McNair Executive Producer
- David T. Friendly Producer
- Charles Castaldi Producer
- Steven Greener Producer
Camera · 1
- Matthew F. Leonetti Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- William Henry Editor
- Paul Millspaugh Editor
Sound · 1
- Stanley Clarke Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Richard Hoover Production Design
- Meghan C. Rogers Art Direction
- Brenda Meyers-Ballard Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Danielle Hollowell Costume Design
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