Disappearing Acts

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Disappearing Acts

TV-PG

2000

2h 0m

Drama

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Zora Banks (Sanaa Lathan) is a would-be singer who pays her bills working as a New York City high school music teacher. Franklin Swift (Wesley Snipes) is a financially troubled, recently divorced builder with two young children. The two meet when Zora moves from Brooklyn to Manhattan and finds Franklin working on her apartment building. Despite their very different personal lives and their difficult financial situations, the two soon fall in love and begin a steamy affair.

Steven Oxman

Variety

But, while Lathan and Snipes have decent chemistry, the film never quite gets us to root for these characters enough to keep the story from edging consistently toward the tiresome.

Jul 9, 2020

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

It's refreshing to see Snipes in a romantic role, and Lathan -- directed here, as she was in Love and Basketball, by Gina Prince-Blythewood -- is a wonder to behold.

Feb 6, 2018

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

"Disappearing Acts" is a made-for-cable film that's better than almost anything released in a commercial theater this year.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 7, 2001

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2005

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Rated: 4/5

Jan 12, 2004

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Struggle love.. but the baby was super cute, and can't deny the acting was great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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YES!!!!LOVE IS SEXY. LOVE IS .....GOTTA SEE THIS....LOVE IS....

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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one of my all time favorites

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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this is another good date movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

All men should see this one, not only for the kitchen scene, but the bedroom scenes

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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this a nice movie true love suves everything in good and bad times

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

Zora Banks (Sanaa Lathan) is a would-be singer who pays her bills working as a New York City high school music teacher. Franklin Swift (Wesley Snipes) is a financially troubled, recently divorced builder with two young children. The two meet when Zora moves from Brooklyn to Manhattan and finds Franklin working on her apartment building. Despite their very different personal lives and their difficult financial situations, the two soon fall in love and begin a steamy affair.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher
Screenwriter: Lisa Jones
Rating: TV-PG, R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2017
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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