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Good Deeds

2012 · 129 min

A gentle, earnest romance about breaking free from routine, with warm performances and a predictable but satisfying emotional arc.

Directed by: Tyler Perry
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Tyler Perry, Thandiwe Newton, Gabrielle Union

Tagline: Wesley Deeds is about to discover the person he was meant to be.
Overview: For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life begins to change, however, when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a struggling single mother who works as a night janitor for his corporation and has just been evicted. He offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he's already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, he finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants.

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Directed by: Tyler Perry
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Tyler Perry, Thandiwe Newton, Gabrielle Union

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
family
identity
parenthood
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Written by: Tyler Perry
Starring: Tyler Perry, Thandiwe Newton, Gabrielle Union, Brian J. White, Phylicia Rashād, Eddie Cibrian, Rebecca Romijn, Ylian Alfaro Snyder
Music: Aaron Zigman
Cinematography: Alexander Gruszynski
Runtime: 129 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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