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Coffee & Kareem

  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
15K
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David Alan Grier, Taraji P. Henson, RonReaco Lee, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Ed Helms, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Betty Gilpin, and Andrew Bachelor in Coffee & Kareem (2020)
12-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom's new boyfriend, police officer James Coffee, but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themselves from Detroit's most ruthless drug kingpin.
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Twelve-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom's new boyfriend -police officer James Coffee - but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themse... Read allTwelve-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom's new boyfriend -police officer James Coffee - but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themselves from Detroit's most ruthless drug kingpin.Twelve-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom's new boyfriend -police officer James Coffee - but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themselves from Detroit's most ruthless drug kingpin.

  • Director
    • Michael Dowse
  • Writer
    • Shane Mack
  • Stars
    • Ed Helms
    • Taraji P. Henson
    • Terrence Little Gardenhigh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Dowse
    • Writer
      • Shane Mack
    • Stars
      • Ed Helms
      • Taraji P. Henson
      • Terrence Little Gardenhigh
    • 424User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos5

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:07
    Official Trailer
    Coffee & Kareem: Single Mom
    Clip 0:57
    Coffee & Kareem: Single Mom
    Coffee & Kareem: Single Mom
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    Coffee & Kareem: Single Mom
    Coffee & Kareem: Amber Alert
    Clip 0:50
    Coffee & Kareem: Amber Alert
    Coffee & Kareem: HR Complaint
    Clip 0:43
    Coffee & Kareem: HR Complaint
    Coffee & Kareem: Picking Up Kareem
    Clip 0:54
    Coffee & Kareem: Picking Up Kareem

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    Ed Helms
    Ed Helms
    • Coffee
    Taraji P. Henson
    Taraji P. Henson
    • Vanessa Manning
    Terrence Little Gardenhigh
    Terrence Little Gardenhigh
    • Kareem
    Betty Gilpin
    Betty Gilpin
    • Detective Watts
    RonReaco Lee
    RonReaco Lee
    • Orlando Johnson
    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
    • Captain Hill
    Andrew Bachelor
    Andrew Bachelor
    • Rodney
    William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart
    William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart
    • Dee
    • (as William 'BigSleeps' Stewart)
    Serge Houde
    Serge Houde
    • Jerome
    Eduard Witzke
    Eduard Witzke
    • Seedy Manager
    Chance Hurstfield
    Chance Hurstfield
    • Dominic
    Diana Bang
    Diana Bang
    • Ms. Chu
    Erik McNamee
    • Gary
    Samantha Cole
    Samantha Cole
    • Thursday
    • (as Samantha Liana Cole)
    Terry Chen
    Terry Chen
    • Officer Steve Choi
    Garfield Wilson
    Garfield Wilson
    • Steve (Angry Man)
    Arielle Tuliao
    Arielle Tuliao
    • Sharon
    Sonia Sunger
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    • Director
      • Michael Dowse
    • Writer
      • Shane Mack
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    • Trivia
      The captain's name is Walter Hill, director of the 48 Hrs. films which also feature a white cop and a black sidekick.
    • Goofs
      After picking Kareem up from school, James shows him his taser and says that it can "knock out a 'perp' for 3 hours". Tasers cannot knock someone out. They can incapacitate someone (not for anywhere near three hours), although that person would still be conscious. They can also cause heart attacks and possibly result in someone being in a coma, but that would be rare, inadvertent, and likely last a lot longer than just 3 hours if they don't die.
    • Quotes

      Detective Watts: [while making the patrons of a strip club evacuate] Go home and work on your marriages!

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of 2020 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Turbo
      Written by Darnell Williams, Thaddeus Williams, Corey Berkowitz, Daniel Parra, Nelson Davis and Timothy Price
      Performed by Darnell featuring Reese LaFlare

    User reviews424

    Featured review
    7/10

    Coffee and Kareem

    I love the film. Lots of satire and comedy. Stribg language for a 12 year old boy but funny lines. Ed Helm was good in this.
    • btreakle
    • Oct 5, 2020
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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cha Ghẻ
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(location)
    • Production company
      • Pacific Electric Picture Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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