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What Color Is Love?

Original title: Playing for Keeps
  • TV Movie
  • 20092009
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
354
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Roger Cross, Jennifer Finnigan, and Doug Savant in What Color Is Love? (2009)
BiographyDrama
A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for custody of their mixed-race son. Based on a true story.A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for custody of their mixed-race son. Based on a true story.A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for custody of their mixed-race son. Based on a true story.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
354
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gary Harvey
  • Writers
    • Shelley Eriksen(story)
    • Keith Behrman(story)
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Finnigan
    • Roger Cross
    • Doug Savant
  • Director
    • Gary Harvey
  • Writers
    • Shelley Eriksen(story)
    • Keith Behrman(story)
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Finnigan
    • Roger Cross
    • Doug Savant
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Jennifer Finnigan
    Jennifer Finnigan
    • Nicole Alpern
    Roger Cross
    Roger Cross
    • Ty Rivers
    Doug Savant
    Doug Savant
    • Peter Marcheson
    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Daryl Alpern
    Enuka Okuma
    Enuka Okuma
    • Beverly Rivers
    Agam Darshi
    Agam Darshi
    • Maya
    Malcolm Stewart
    Malcolm Stewart
    • Daniel Gibson
    Chilton Crane
    Chilton Crane
    • Bonnie Alpern
    Sarah Edmondson
    Sarah Edmondson
    • Amy Jansen
    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Henry Wang
    Sonja Bennett
    Sonja Bennett
    • Marsha Barclay
    Janet Pinnick
    Janet Pinnick
    • Whitney
    Ben Cotton
    Ben Cotton
    • Peter
    Elizabeth Thai
    Elizabeth Thai
    • Jane
    Craig Veroni
    Craig Veroni
    • Jose
    Dante Lee Arias
    • Noah - 2+ Years
    Glynis Davies
    Glynis Davies
    • Judge Mitchell
    John Treleaven
    • Judge Winters
    • Director
      • Gary Harvey
    • Writers
      • Shelley Eriksen(story) (teleplay)
      • Keith Behrman(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Based on a real child-custody case involving NBA player Blue Edwards.
    • Goofs
      The main character's lawyer puts her on the stand and asks her damaging, surprising questions. In real life, no competent lawyer would call his client as a witness without first reviewing the questions he would ask her.
    • Soundtracks
      The Soft Touch
      Written by David Wurst

    User reviews4

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    10/10
    It's that time once again to get on the Oh Oh Train!!
    Bow bow wow wow wow bow...

    About: A damsel in distress fighting for her child after sleeping around on the carousal. She is saved from shame because they end up making it about race when this movie really has nothing to do with race but somehow they squeeze it in there.

    Story: Loose. No Buns i mean Pun intended

    Production: Fast yet in organized fashion

    Highlight: How they can get away with being damsels in distress.

    Main intelligent: 2.

    Unworthiness level: 5.5. I can't support damsels in distress. If they can take action, then they can dig themselves out of a whole. Haha!!

    Moral Code: 3. This movie plays blind to damsels in distress and would rather point the finger at race for no reason.

    Should you watch this? No. Not Really. The way they promote damsels in distress is mind-numbing.

    I was siding with the Ty Rivers. Obviously he is more reliable, put together, than the Damsel. If people keep saving damsels, they will never learn.

    Look at Spiderman and Mary Jane Watson. She never learned after Spider-Man 2. You'd think she would have got self-defence training, went to Wakanda for training or expose herself to Gamma Radiation. Nope, she remained a Damsel in Distress.

    Though I feel bad for the kid the trauma and stress he had to endure is unfair due to the Damsel in Distress.
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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jugar para ganar
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Force Four Entertainment
      • Custody Productions
      • Granada America
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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