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Soul Men

2008 · 103 min

A warm, funny road-trip comedy with soul music and a bittersweet undertone of reconciliation and loss.

Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
Genres
Comedy, Music
Overview
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.

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Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
Genres
Comedy, Music
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • music
  • redemption
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
Written by
Matthew Stone, Robert Ramsey
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Adam Herschman, Sean Hayes, Affion Crockett, Jackie Long, Mike Epps
Music
Stanley Clarke
Cinematography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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