Summary
Chronicles one eventful hot summer day at a convenience store along Detroit's Six Mile Road. Owned by the Jenkins family, the store is operated by Earl Jenkins, a handsome, middle class, father of his son Gerard and daughter Gail. Gerard’s dream is leave life behind the counter and attend culinary school in New York with the dream of becoming a chef.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 71
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for comedies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+120Released
2011
June 1, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 64
Roger Guenveur SmithEarl
Lawrence LamontGerard- MBMike BonnerKato
- BHBill HillBig Jim
- SDShanie D.Mrs. Johnson
- MHMartini HarrisEddie
- TWTrevione WilliamsMykell
Judge Greg MathisSelf
Thomas HearnsSelf
DweleSelf- C'Christian 'Trick Trick' MathisThug
Ari RufinoNazario- DFDavid Ffroot WellsDerrick
- SLSky LeeK.J.
- CJCameron JonesCorey
Paul EliaHassan Akrawi- RTRashad TimmonsLeo
- PDPaul DeanRasheed
- KFKatie FullertonGail Jenkins
Runako MarshallFrank- ALAdam LorenzReuben
- TATony AndrewsBeto
- DBDarius BennettYoung Man
- ABAudrey BeardKelly
Directing · 1
- Joseph Doughrity Director, Writer
Camera · 1
- Daniel Love Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Dwight Stewart Original Music Composer
Visual Effects · 1
- Shannon Triplett VFX Production Coordinator
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