Two Can Play That Game

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Two Can Play That Game

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2001

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

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When it comes to matters of the heart, keeping her man happy and committed is all in a day's work for Shanté Smith (Vivica A. Fox). Shanté is so adept at navigating the waters of romance that her best girlfriends depend on her for advice whenever man trouble clouds the horizon. But when Shanté's boyfriend Keith (Morris Chestnut) is caught red-handed stepping out with her archrival Conny (Gabrielle Union), Shanté institutes her Ten Day Plan to get her man in line.

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Critics Consensus

As a romantic comedy, Two Can Play That Game is more mean-spirited than romantic. Also, some critics say the movie is misogynistic in its attitudes and has too many blatant product placements.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Fox and Chestnut, with their fine looks and fine wardrobes, are all dressed up for a party that most guests bailed on in the last days of the old millennium.

Rated: C-

Sep 14, 2001

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Few recent movies have conceived their central female character more contemptuously -- a fanatic for a lifestyle that appears to have come from the bestselling The Rules and someone who is obviously set up for a satiric fall.

Sep 10, 2001

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Doesn't anyone get sick of this same old routine?

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 7, 2001

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

The trouble with Two Can Play That Game is that the heroine, despite her smarts and accomplishment, is so unlikable. Arrogant, manipulative, smug, and overflowing with bad advice, she's meant to be a role model for women with man troubles everywhere.

Jul 17, 2024

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Mari T

Hilarious movie Fun, sexy, playful and silly . and also a really sweet romantic comedy. I absolutely loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $22,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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jordan m

It's mildly surprising that most of the cast & crew from The Brothers was involved in this movie as I hated that other one and thought this one was actually quite good. The two share themes like having most of the black characters be successful & attractive (always great to see) but this one pulls it off much better by not having it come off as the humblebragging footnotes to a bunch of guys who look and act as though they've never faced real hardship. In this movie the successful characters are celebrated & bragged upon in a much more realistic way. They also feature very attractive people having romantic difficulty but in this case they don't imply that the characters' love lives are over if they don't work things out with the intended girl. They also put a lot more effort into comedic relief, adding high quality comedic actors for both sides. The movie isn't perfect as the lengths that Vivica goes to punish her man veer into the unreasonable & they didn't spend enough time building the romance for me to feel invested in seeing them get back together, but for a basic rom-com they really did a good job here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

One of my favs, my early guidebook to the games played by sexes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/21

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uncle p

Story/Screenplay: (4/5) Very well written romantic comedy that breaks the fourth wall. Not easy to do and still make the story succeed, but it works here. Duration/Tempo: (4/5) At 1 hour and 30 minutes, it's a very short film that felt about the same. Cast & Crew: (4/5) Vivica A. Fox was outstanding. Morris Chestnut and Anthony Anderson were solid. Summary: (4/5) The story and cast were very good and the film felt short. A thumbs up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A classic Morris Chestnut film! Awesome

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Mark Brown

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Vivica A. Fox

Shanté Smith

Morris Chestnut

Keith Fenton

Anthony Anderson

Tony

Gabrielle Union

Conny Spalding

Wendy Raquel Robinson

Karen

Two Can Play That Game: Official Clip - Damsel in Distress Trick

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Synopsis

When it comes to matters of the heart, keeping her man happy and committed is all in a day's work for Shanté Smith (Vivica A. Fox). Shanté is so adept at navigating the waters of romance that her best girlfriends depend on her for advice whenever man trouble clouds the horizon. But when Shanté's boyfriend Keith (Morris Chestnut) is caught red-handed stepping out with her archrival Conny (Gabrielle Union), Shanté institutes her Ten Day Plan to get her man in line.

Director: Mark Brown
Producer: Paddy Cullen, Doug McHenry, Mark Brown
Screenwriter: Mark Brown
Distributor: Screen Gems
Production Co: RH2C Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Dialogue|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.2M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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