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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008 · 114 min

A broad, boisterous family comedy that mixes slapstick humiliation with heartfelt reconciliation, easy to watch and occasionally touching.

Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery

Tagline: Roscoe Jenkins aims for the heartstrings and funny bones, a raucous helping of family soul food.
Overview: When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

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Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
love
redemption
class
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama, family
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Written by: Malcolm D. Lee
Starring: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Cedric the Entertainer, Nicole Ari Parker, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps
Music: David Newman
Cinematography: Greg Gardiner
Runtime: 114 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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