Preaching to the Choir

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Preaching to the Choir

PG-13

2005

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

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Two brothers (Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans) from Harlem take divergent paths upon reaching adulthood. Wesley remains in Harlem and becomes a minister, while Teshawn finds fame as a rap artist. On the run from a ruthless record executive (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Teshawn seeks refuge with his brother and prepares the church choir for an upcoming gospel music competition.

Bob Longino

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

One just wishes that with the word 'choir' in the title, there would be a lot more top-drawer gospel singing.

Rated: C

Apr 20, 2006

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

A religious feel-good message, first and foremost. As for drama, well, it's a distant second.

Apr 14, 2006

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Bruce Westbrook

Houston Chronicle

Nor does it sermonize at the expense of entertaining. Instead, it melds gospel and hip-hop for a music-driven tale of twin brothers who reconnect.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 14, 2006

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Kam Williams

EURWeb

A blasphemous blaxploit!

Rated: 1/4

May 24, 2007

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Thomas Peyser

Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

Not even the presence of Eartha Kitt can bring this negligible and amateurish work to life.

Apr 25, 2006

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Sean O'Connell

Charlotte Weekly

Filters its lessons through contemptuous twin brothers before settling on the redemptive power of gospel music sung by a church ensemble.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 17, 2006

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The movie is quite enjoyable. I wish the romance between Teshawn and Kia wasn't too abrupt. I would have loved more love scenes with them.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Sizzling...how du i get to watch this movie online. Somebody help!!!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Call this one "Brother Act." Instead of Whoopi Goldberg's Reno lounge singer in "Sister Act," Preaching to the Choir has a hip-hop star hiding out from a gangsta record producer in his estranged brother-minister's Harlem church.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

a very inspirational film on the same level as the Gospel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

If you haven't seen this movie you should...it has the hottest gospel songs and the best actors in it. this movie could've have been better, though a part of me wished there was a little violence between Bull Sharky and Wes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

I suggest this movie to no one. I wish I hadn't seen it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Charles Randolph-Wright

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Billoah Greene

Teshawn

Darien Sills-Evans

Wesley Tucker

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Bull Sharky

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Kia

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Synopsis

Two brothers (Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans) from Harlem take divergent paths upon reaching adulthood. Wesley remains in Harlem and becomes a minister, while Teshawn finds fame as a rap artist. On the run from a ruthless record executive (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Teshawn seeks refuge with his brother and prepares the church choir for an upcoming gospel music competition.

Director: Charles Randolph-Wright
Producer: Peter E. Lengyel, Richard Perello
Screenwriter: Kevin Heffernan, Peter E. Lengyel
Production Co: Cataland Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Sex and Drug References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2006
Release Date (DVD): Jun 6, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $397.9K
Runtime: 1h 45m