Peeples

PG-13

Released May 10, 2013

1 hr. 35 min.

Romance

Comedy

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40%

63 Reviews

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49%

10,000+ Ratings

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After a year of living with girlfriend Grace (Kerry Washington), Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) is eager to propose to her, but she's still reluctant to introduce him to her snobbish family. When Grace leaves for a gathering at her parents' swanky compound, he hatches a plan to crash the assemblage, charm her folks, and slip a ring on her finger. However, his scheme soon goes awry, and Wade realizes that his only chance of marrying her is a take-no-prisoners confrontation with her father.

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Critics Consensus

Peeples is a warm, amiable farce that offers a few chuckles but mostly falls back on predictable plotting and an overwrought message.

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I found this movie surprisingly entertaining. I loved the Long Island scenery, too! I think movies about the girl introducing her new man to her parents are amusing. The revelation of the family secrets is typical, like the gay daughter being afraid to come out to her family but, the movie is still funny.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Peeples is a sad attempt to make a new version of Meet the Parents, but this time with black people. I hated that movie because it was just hours of watching Ben Stiller get tortured, and I dislike this movie for similar reasons. There is some tiny amount of enjoyment I can eke out of this version of the story because it is more over-the-top and ridiculous. It also helps that Craig Robinson’s life doesn’t seem to be ruined as much in Peeples, instead it’s only ruining his relationship with Kerry Washington. I found that to be a minor loss, since she plays an unpleasant character, and he probably should have broken up with her years ago. I wanted this movie to be funnier, because I think Craig Robinson is a good comedian, but there are a lot of times that he is forced to be the straight man. When he gets to do some funny stuff, I genuinely laughed out loud, but there weren’t enough of those moments. David Alan Grier plays the antagonist father and I think he’s supposed to bring the humor because he is so mean and tough on Robinson, but his comedic beats are all flat and make for a thoroughly annoying character. The subplots for each member of the Peeples family went nowhere, and it was kind of amazing how these big secrets are simply forgotten mere minutes after being revealed. The entire family unit is certifiably insane at times, their relationship dynamics are quite odd, and they live in the movie version of suburban America (where people gather in sweat lodges and celebrate Moby Dick day.) It was the kind of film that made me feel for the protagonist even after the “happy ending” because he’d have to be related to these crazy people the rest of his life. I was also annoyed by the fact that the main character had one of those stupid jobs that only exist in the movies, and yet seemed to make a viable living for himself doing nonsense. It’s like they wanted to come up with the lamest job possible for his character so that the Peeples would be underwhelmed. So someone suggested to the writer/director “guy who sings songs to kids about not peeing on people,” and that remained unchanged through all the drafts of the script. Despite all the stupid aspects, I still think the biggest offense of Peeples is the lack of comedy. Unless you really like uncomfortable situation comedy, or find David Alan Grier hilarious, I’d say this is a good movie to avoid.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/20

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Audience Member

Very stupid movie!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

this movie rocked and so did the characters!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

David Alan Grier was hilarious... simply hilarious.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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brandon w

With a producer of Tyler Perry, and with a plot that is just like Meet the Parents, I don't really expect much from it and more or less would feel like a Tyler Perry film, but it actually doesn't, and is not that bad of a film, although nothing memorable. Craig Robinson is good and has the comic timing for it. The movie does feel like a sitcom at times, and the plot is very predictable. You can already tell about what the message is going to be, and it really felt mean-spirited at times which made me feel sorry for Craig Robinson's character. There are some good jokes that got a laugh at me, and I did like the interplay between Craig Robinson and David Alan Grier. It wasn't as melodramatic as I thought was gonna be which I'm glad, and Peeples is just a decent film that I'm glad that I didn't hate it, but I wish that it was better though.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Tina Gordon

Director

Craig Robinson

Wade Walker

Kerry Washington

Grace Peeples

David Alan Grier

Virgil Peeples

S. Epatha Merkerson

Daphne Peeples

Tyler James Williams

Simon Peeples

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

[Writer/director Tina Gordon Chism is ] good at low-key, observational humor, and the all-around excellent cast swings with aplomb from silly to sweet.

Rated: 3/5

May 17, 2013

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Pleasant, if inane - helped along by a likable cast that's clearly having fun.

May 13, 2013

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Laremy Legel

Film.com

Saves itself from a complete belly flop by its good-natured charm.

Rated: 6.5/10

May 11, 2013

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Marya E. Gates

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Robinson is incredibly charming in this and David Allen Grier is a hoot.

Feb 13, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A strong debut effort such as this one deserves a chance to shine, and it'll be awesome to see what projects come Tina Gordon Chism's way after this promising debut effort.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Sean Burns

Philadelphia Weekly

Modest in aspiration, Peeples is by no means a must-see movie, but it's awfully charming all the same.

Apr 28, 2015

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Synopsis

After a year of living with girlfriend Grace (Kerry Washington), Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) is eager to propose to her, but she's still reluctant to introduce him to her snobbish family. When Grace leaves for a gathering at her parents' swanky compound, he hatches a plan to crash the assemblage, charm her folks, and slip a ring on her finger. However, his scheme soon goes awry, and Wade realizes that his only chance of marrying her is a take-no-prisoners confrontation with her father.

Director: Tina Gordon
Executive Producer: Michael Paseornek, Preston L. Holmes, Charles S. Dutton, Sherry Marsh
Screenwriter: Tina Gordon
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: 34th Street Films, E1 Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Drug Material)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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