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The Incredible Jessica James

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
7.6K
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Jessica Williams in The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Jessica, an aspiring playwright in New York City who is struggling to get over a recent breakup, goes on a date with the recently divorced Boone, and the unlikely duo discover how to make it through the tough times in a social media obsessed post-relationship universe.
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  • Comedy

An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up.An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up.An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
7.6K
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  • Director
    • Jim Strouse
  • Writer
    • Jim Strouse
  • Stars
    • Jessica Williams
    • Chris O'Dowd
    • LaKeith Stanfield
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jim Strouse
  • Writer
    • Jim Strouse
  • Stars
    • Jessica Williams
    • Chris O'Dowd
    • LaKeith Stanfield
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Jessica Williams in The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
    Jessica Williams in The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
    Chris O'Dowd and Jessica Williams in The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
    Linda Glick in The Incredible Jessica James

    Top cast

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    Jessica Williams
    Jessica Williams
    • Jessica Jamesas Jessica James
    Chris O'Dowd
    Chris O'Dowd
    • Booneas Boone
    LaKeith Stanfield
    LaKeith Stanfield
    • Damonas Damon
    Noël Wells
    Noël Wells
    • Tashaas Tasha
    Taliyah Whitaker
    Taliyah Whitaker
    • Shandraas Shandra
    Will Stephen
    Will Stephen
    • Tinder Guyas Tinder Guy
    Zabryna Guevara
    Zabryna Guevara
    • Mrs. Phillipsas Mrs. Phillips
    Eric Loscheider
    Eric Loscheider
    • Mandy's New Manas Mandy's New Man
    Patricia R. Floyd
    Patricia R. Floyd
    • Momas Mom
    • (as Patricia Floyd)
    Evander Duck Jr.
    Evander Duck Jr.
    • Kennyas Kenny
    Susan Heyward
    Susan Heyward
    • Jerusaas Jerusa
    Robert King
    Robert King
    • Duaneas Duane
    Anne Carney
    Anne Carney
    • Mrs. Taggartas Mrs. Taggart
    Dana Jacks
    • Clueless Guestas Clueless Guest
    Megan Ketch
    Megan Ketch
    • Mandyas Mandy
    Kimberly Ramirez
    • Female Co-Workeras Female Co-Worker
    Sarah Jones
    Sarah Jones
    • Sarah Jonesas Sarah Jones
    Hannah Bos
    Hannah Bos
    • Actressas Actress
    • Director
      • Jim Strouse
    • Writer
      • Jim Strouse
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    Storyline

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    An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up.
    • female protagonist
    • playwrite
    • divorce
    • african american protagonist
    • overalls
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    • Genre
      • Comedy
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jessica's wall of rejection letters also features a diploma from Carnegie Mellon University.
    • Goofs
      When Jessica is talking to Damon on the street (piano scene), the medium shot of them in profile shows their shadows parallel to the sidewalk. In the close-up shots of Jessica and Damon, the shadows are at about 45º to the sidewalk. This can be seen in shadows of the trees behind Jessica and of the shadows of Damon's head on his body.
    • Quotes

      Jessica James: What?

      Boone: I *really* like you.

      Jessica James: Yeah, Boone. Of course you do. Everyone does. I'm freaking dope.

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Netflix Romance Movies (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Yegelle Tezeta
      Written by Mulatu Astatke

      Performed by Mulatu Astatke

      Courtesy of Buda Musique Paris & Lipservices

      By arrangement wtih CRC Editions

    User reviews44

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Had potential, but writing isnt good
    Jessica james is meant to be likeable, confident and endearing but comes off as rude and self-absorbed. Her honesty is just insulting others and not having a filter. The dancing sequence in the beginning gives off that shes energetic and lively but the performance was incredibly flat which didnt help illuminate this one-dimensional character. Aside from that, all the supporting characters seem to have no personality, her one friend in the movies only personality trait seems to be that shes a lesbian, chris o'doud does a good job with the character considering his only two traits are he's divorced and funny. The writer doesn't understand that people who live outside of new york arent all normie betty sues who apparently dont know what "the system" is. Theres a lot of well-written confident female protagonists and this is a manual of how not to write them.
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    • pakigirl-70187
    • Aug 12, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jessica James Siêu Đẳng
    • Production company
      • Beachside Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes

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