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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   2,508 votes
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Director:
George Tillman Jr.
Writer (WGA):
George Tillman Jr. (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 September 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
A story of the people who make us strong and the recipe that makes us a family. more
Plot:
Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalizes her... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 12 nominations more
User Comments:
Touching. more (29 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vanessa Williams ... Teri (as Vanessa L. Williams)

Vivica A. Fox ... Maxine

Nia Long ... Robin

Michael Beach ... Miles

Mekhi Phifer ... Lem
Brandon Hammond ... Ahmad

Jeffrey D. Sams ... Kenny
Gina Ravera ... Faith

Irma P. Hall ... Mother Joe
Carl Wright ... Reverend Williams

Mel Jackson ... Simuel
Morgan Méchelle Smith ... Kelly
John M. Watson Sr. ... Uncle Pete
M.T. Alexander ... Jada

Lawrence Petty ... Harome
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some strong sexuality and language.
Runtime:
114 min | Argentina:115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Vanessa L. Williams' played the role of Terri in the movie, and 'Vanessa A. Williams' played the role of Maxine in the cable series. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the scene for the Sunday dinner that Ahmad arranged, there is a pitcher of grape or purple Kool-Aid. When the meal starts, the glasses are filled with a red drink. more
Quotes:
Bird: I just wanted to say thank you for always being there and supporting me.
Maxine: You're my sister, girl.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Boondocks: The Itis (#1.10)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
No Diggity more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Touching., 13 May 2000
9/10
Author: stirred_mind from New Zealand

I didn't really want to see Soul Food that much but I thought I might as well give it a go. I was fully impressed. I was glued to my seat the whole way through. The acting is superb, the storyline is both funny and touching. It is an unmissable film telling the story of an Afro-American family going through hard times.

Trust me, Soul Food is a good film which left me shocked at how touching and how nice the film was.

My rating : 8/10.

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