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Every family needs some. morePlot:
Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalizes her... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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6 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
Yum... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Vanessa Williams | ... | Teri (as Vanessa L. Williams) | |
| Vivica A. Fox | ... | Maxine | |
| Nia Long | ... | Robin / 'Bird' | |
| Michael Beach | ... | Miles | |
| Mekhi Phifer | ... | Lem | |
| Brandon Hammond | ... | Ahmad | |
| Jeffrey D. Sams | ... | Kenny | |
| Gina Ravera | ... | Faith | |
| Irma P. Hall | ... | Mother Joe | |
| Carl Wright | ... | Reverend Williams | |
| Mel Jackson | ... | Simuel | |
| Morgan Méchelle Smith | ... | Kelly | |
| John M. Watson Sr. | ... | Uncle Pete | |
| M.T. Alexander | ... | Jada | |
| Lawrence Petty | ... | Harome |
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Rated R for some strong sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
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114 min | Argentina:115 minCountry:
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Crew or equipment visible: When Lem is sitting in the living room talking to Kenny at his house, you can see a light from the camera visible in the window behind them. moreQuotes:
Lem: I don't need your help. I can find my own job.Bird: Okay.
[Bird stares at Lem's crotch]
Lem: And stop lookin' at my dick.
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I love this movie.
I just saw it for the first time and could kick myself for waiting so
long. Brandon Hammond is a hoot and Viveca A. Fox was wonderful. It is
so nice to see a movie centered around an African-American family that
wasn't about hoods or hip-hop. Every family, black or white or
whatever, can identify with the kinds of problems this family had.
There is a poignant, endearing quality to this movie that just appealed
to me and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a "feel-good" fix
without the sweet-as-saccharine quality so many movies have.