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The Weekend

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A down-on-her-luck comedian's vacation plans are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
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Led by a potentially star-making performance from Sasheer Zamata, The Weekend takes a well-acted, smartly written approach to familiar character dynamics.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 09/16/2019
The process of how [her] pain becomes comedy is very interesting to watch. Go to Full Review
Guy Lodge Variety 09/13/2019
Notwithstanding any comparisons, there's more assured personality here than there was in her last feature, the bright, proficient but somewhat synthetic big-studio teen romance "Everything, Everything." Go to Full Review
Matt Fagerholm RogerEbert.com 09/13/2019
1.5/4
The Weekend quickly proves to be the mopiest comedy in many a moon. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 10/30/2021
3/4
Zamata is not only deadly with her precision-timed one-liners but piercing in the more dramatic beats. Go to Full Review
Matthew St. Clair Cinema Sentries 09/30/2020
The ladies are the strong center of this breezy and completely ingenious romantic comedy. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider 07/16/2020
The Weekend endears us to its characters, inspires plenty of laughs and has us wondering if Zamata is a movie star on the rise. Go to Full Review
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Lecrecia B 12/09/2024 It was very different and enjoyable! 👍 See more 01/09/2022 I really enjoy Stella Meghie work. Her work is timeless, smart and witty. She tells our story through our lens. Her work is refreshing and carefree. Black people can have love, wealth and a beautiful life. She gets that. See more 03/22/2021 Dark humor is the best humor. See more 10/25/2020 Extremely funny! I have already watched it twice & will probably watch it again after the details fade a little. And yes, it IS still funny the second time thru. Plus, the music is perfect...which always makes it even better. Enjoy! See more 08/11/2020 This film got worse and worse by the minute, please avoid watching, it was awkward and confusing. It almost felt like they made it bad on purpose, this film was total waste of my time. Saddest part is that it had great actors, I expected way more of it. See more 08/01/2020 One of the best movies I've seen in the pass week years See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A down-on-her-luck comedian's vacation plans are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Director
Stella Meghie
Producer
Stephanie Allain, James Gibb, Mel Jones, Sarah Lazow, Stella Meghie
Screenwriter
Stella Meghie
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Homegrown Pictures
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2019
Runtime
1h 26m
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