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      Soul Food

      1997, Comedy/Drama, 1h 54m

      45 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Much like the titular cuisine, Soul Food blends a series of savory ingredients to offer warm, generous helpings of nourishment and comfort. Read critic reviews

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      When Ahmad Simmons' (Brandon Hammond) diabetic grandmother, Josephine "Big Mama" Joseph (Irma P. Hall), falls into a coma during an operation to amputate her leg, it throws the Joseph family into chaos. Ahmad watches as his mother, Maxine (Vivica A. Fox), and aunts Teri (Vanessa L. Williams) and Tracy (Nia Long) struggle to adjust to the family matriarch's sudden absence, fall into old rivalries, share memories, and work to maintain the long-standing tradition of Sunday family dinners.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: George Tillman Jr.

      • Producer: Tracey Edmonds, Robert Teitel

      • Writer: George Tillman Jr.

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $43.5M

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      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: Fox 2000 Pictures, Edmonds Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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      • Nov 02, 2008

        Awesome movie. For the food lovers. ;) This is a touching movie on family issues. One of my favorites.

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      • Jul 23, 2008

        It's all about family get together, no matter what...I don't care who you are...you have got to enjoy this one. Get this....it is maximum drama.

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      • Jan 13, 2008

        Love this movie...even though NO it does NOT try to be Friday(s)!! The family interactions are superiorly acted. Hard not to like most of these characters...deals with family rivalry....& what holds a family together!! UPLIFTING! even though of course there are REAL LIFE PROBLEMS!! Like for example Michael Beach's character stepping out n Vanessa Willaims' character....<div style="width:295px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/servlet/embed/photo/link/10563990"><img src="http://www.flixster.com/servlet/embed/photo/10563990.jpg" border="0"/></a><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">Flixster</a> - Share Movies</div></div>

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      • Nov 27, 2007

        I thought it was pretty amazing how ignorant the whole family was except the boy. but its a good story and makes me hungry.

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