Summary
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 47Audiences 70GoodWatch 51
Tomatometer50%
Metascore44
Audience score94%
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.6/5
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+7Released
2018
November 9, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed 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 12 more18 people
- Keke PalmerWednesday
- Haley RammNikki
- Edi GathegiKenny Wayne
- Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorGloria May
- Vanessa MorganDestiny
- DMXMidnight John
- Paige SearcyCharlie
- Tarik LoweBaby Love
Lyrica OkanoKim
Kaitlyn BauschBlondie
Rayan LawrenceJamal
Calvin DuttonMalcolm
Paola LázaroLouisa
Taliyah WhitakerYoung Wednesday- CRChloe Rayne WatsonYoung Nikki
David HennesseyRay- MMMonette McKaySweetheart
- TSTess StrohmNina
Directing · 1
- Christine Crokos Director, Screenplay
Production · 5
- Keke Palmer Executive Producer
- Lee Daniels Executive Producer
- Victoria Bousis Producer
- Alexis Varouxakis Producer
- Charlie Dibe Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Rik Zang Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- John Scott Cook Editor
- Todd Sandler Editor
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