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Lottery Ticket

2010 · 99 min

A breezy, broad comedy that coasts on neighborhood chaos and easy laughs, never getting too heavy despite the greed on display.

Directed by
Erik White
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Shad Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton
Tagline
Winning is Just the Beginning Surviving is Another Story
Overview
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Erik White
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Shad Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • greed
  • friendship
  • class
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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