The Weekend

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The Weekend

R

2019

1h 26m

Comedy

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23 Reviews

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A down-on-her-luck comedian's vacation plans are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.

Critics Consensus

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.

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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."

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

09/13/2019

1.5/4

The Weekend quickly proves to be the mopiest comedy in many a moon.

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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.

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

09/30/2020

The ladies are the strong center of this breezy and completely ingenious romantic comedy.

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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.

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Lecrecia B

@RT52541917 12/09/2024

It was very different and enjoyable! 👍

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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.

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03/22/2021

Dark humor is the best humor.

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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!

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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.

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08/01/2020

One of the best movies I've seen in the pass week years

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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