Summary
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 78Audiences 69GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer83%
Metascore73
Audience score75%
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 16 K ratings3.4/5
User score6.5
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $15 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for romances, +9 min on the typical 107
typical 107116Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 42 more
+21Released
2014
November 14, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards2015
- Music (Original Song)2015Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for sexual content and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 36 more44 people
- Gugu Mbatha-RawNoni Jean
- Nate ParkerKazaam Nicol
- Minnie DriverMacy Jean
- mgkKid Culprit
- Danny GloverCaptain Nicol
- Aml AmeenTrey
- Benito MartinezJesse Soria
- Aisha HindsJ Stanley
- IJIndia Jean-JacquesNoni (age 10)
Darryl StephensQuentin
Elaine TanApril
Isaac KeysJonas
Tyler ChristopherLiam King
Deidrie HenryDeidrie Henry
EstelleEstelle
Malieek StraughterBillboard Awards Stage Manager
Brandon WilsonMale Fan
Jordan BelfiSteve Sams
Greg Davis Jr.Officer Aforo
Sky SoleilLAPD Cop #2
Hayley Marie NormanShai
Rob LockeEmcee
Laurieann GibsonChoreographer Gibson- JWJesse WoodrowCarl
Directing · 5
- Gina Prince-Bythewood Director, Writer
- Richard L. Fox First Assistant Director
- Renetta G. Amador Script Supervisor
- Kris Smith Script Supervisor
- Shawn Pipkin Second Assistant Director
Production · 19
- Robbie Brenner Executive Producer
- Matt Alvarez Executive Producer
- Ron Burkle Executive Producer
- Tucker Tooley Executive Producer
- Jason Colbeck Executive Producer
- Reggie Rock Bythewood Producer
Camera · 5
- Tami Reiker Director of Photography
- Suzanne Tenner Still Photographer
- Tommy Maddox-Upshaw Camera Operator
- George Billinger III Steadicam Operator
- Dustin Pearlman Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Terilyn A. Shropshire Editor
- Aziza Ngozi First Assistant Editor
- Kenneth Marsten Additional Editing
Sound · 13
- Mark Isham Original Music Composer
- Javier Bennassar Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary A. Theard Boom Operator
- Willie D. Burton Production Sound Mixer
- Diane Warren Songs
- Leslie Shatz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 12
- Cecilia Montiel Production Design
- Lori Mazuer Set Decoration
- Sarah Staskauskas Set Decoration
- Gerald Lehtola Art Department Coordinator
- George W. Kiel Set Dresser
- Erich W. Schultz Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Sandra Hernandez Costume Design
- Jasmine Kimble Key Hair Stylist
- Devon Patterson Costume Supervisor
- Kimberly Kimble Hair Department Head
- Jim Moore Key Costumer
- Melia Kai Ford Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 3
- Tim Carras Visual Effects Supervisor
- Joshua D. Comen Visual Effects Producer
- Josh Hakian Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Evans Brown Gaffer
Other crew · 9
- Kevin Scott Stunt Coordinator
- Matthew Rugetti Stunt Coordinator
- Stan Mataele Transportation Coordinator
- Laurieann Gibson Choreographer
- Ruthann Crudup-Brown Studio Teachers
- Pascal Vaguelsy Post Production Supervisor
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