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The Tenants

  • 20052005
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  • 1h 33m
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5.1/10
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Dylan McDermott and Snoop Dogg in The Tenants (2005)
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In an abandoned tenement, an African-American militant writer and a Jewish novelist develop a friendship while struggling to complete their novels, but inner tension rises between the two.In an abandoned tenement, an African-American militant writer and a Jewish novelist develop a friendship while struggling to complete their novels, but inner tension rises between the two.In an abandoned tenement, an African-American militant writer and a Jewish novelist develop a friendship while struggling to complete their novels, but inner tension rises between the two.
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  • Director
    • Danny Green
  • Writers
    • David Diamond
    • Danny Green(adaptation)
    • Bernard Malamud(novel)
  • Stars
    • Dylan McDermott
    • Snoop Dogg
    • Rose Byrne
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  • Director
    • Danny Green
  • Writers
    • David Diamond
    • Danny Green(adaptation)
    • Bernard Malamud(novel)
  • Stars
    • Dylan McDermott
    • Snoop Dogg
    • Rose Byrne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Dylan McDermott, Chris Bongirne, Danny Green, Avi Lerner, and Heidi Jo Markel at an event for The Tenants (2005)
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    Dylan McDermott, Snoop Dogg, and Danny Green at an event for The Tenants (2005)
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    Dylan McDermott
    Dylan McDermott
    • Harry Lesser
    Snoop Dogg
    Snoop Dogg
    • Willie Spearmint
    Rose Byrne
    Rose Byrne
    • Irene Bell
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Levenspiel
    Niki J. Crawford
    Niki J. Crawford
    • Mary Kettlesmith
    Aldis Hodge
    Aldis Hodge
    • Sam Clemence
    Gene Gilbert
    • Mr. Ross
    Linda Lawson
    • Anna
    Stephen Jared
    Stephen Jared
    • Young Cop
    Laz Alonso
    Laz Alonso
    • Jacob 32
    Christopher May
    Christopher May
    • Stage Actor
    Karimah Westbrook
    Karimah Westbrook
    • Female Partygoer
    Lamont Bentley
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    Carla Glover
    • Party Goer
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    Bryant Pearson
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    • Director
      • Danny Green
    • Writers
      • David Diamond
      • Danny Green(adaptation)
      • Bernard Malamud(novel)
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    • Soundtracks
      Save Me
      Written by Jimmy Radcliffe

      Performed by Sitting Room Soul

      Used by Permission from Songs of Media Creature obo Itself and Lucky Duck Music (BMI)

      Courtesy of Black Patch Productions

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    User reviews15

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    Top review
    6/10
    Excellent story, Good screenplay, poorly directed
    30 years ago (wow!) back in High School, I was a big fan of Bernard Malamud and read most of his works in Modern American Literature Class. But I didn't read The Tenants. So I looked forward to seeing The Tenants especially since my Cuzzin, Snoop Dogg is in it.

    The Tenants is an excellent though simple story transformed into a very good screenplay. The problem, however, is the director. This movie feels like it was directed by a film student. It's directed in what I would call a "matter of fact" style which fails to develop a relationship between the characters. In fact, the characters seem just to be reciting lines. Despite that, the screenplay carries this movie well and it was certainly a movie I wanted to go back to and watch to the end on DVD.
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    • bubsy-3
    • Aug 7, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los inquilinos
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II
      • Millennium Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,010
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,010
      • Feb 5, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,010
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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