Trailer
Summary
Vivica A. Fox and Shemar Moore return for this thrilling sequel to Motives that picks up three years after the events of the original film.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 60
Audience score67%
IMDb5.0
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 67 more
Released
2007
May 1, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 21 more35 people
- Vivica A. FoxConnie Simms
- Brian J. WhiteDonovan Cook
- Sean BlakemoreBrandon Collier
- Sharon LealNina
- Drew SidoraRene
- Mel JacksonDetective Morgan
- William L. JohnsonRay
- Daya VaidyaSaundra
Joe TorryDerrick
L. Warren YoungCaptain Abraham- SNShale NelsonAndy Ryan
Dwayne BoydOff. Rod Williams
Diesel MadkinsBeady-Eyed Guard- NHNard HolstonLoud Mouth
- EREric RegisterRon
Kelsey ScottWaitress- AMAngela MitchellBuxom Assistant
David DwyerJim
Nevaina Graves RhodesNo-Nonsense Lawyer
Nikky D. WilliamsPerky
Kate KneelandPatricia Ryan
Roy McCrereyDetective
Donna BiscoeTheresa- GPGeorge PierreChubby
Directing · 1
- Aaron Courseault Director
Writing · 1
- Kelsey Scott Writer
Camera · 1
- Kenneth Stipe Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Steven Gutheinz Original Music Composer
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