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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
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Original name: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Martin Lawrence leads an all-star cast, including Cedric the Entertainer, Mo'Nique, and Mike Epps, in the hit comedy "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins." When a celebrated TV show host (Lawrence) returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation! It's one outrageous predicament after another when big-city attitude and small-town values collide in this hysterical comedy critics are praising for its "over-the-top hilarity!" (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel).
Style:
humorous, funny, semi serious, entertaining, sentimental, black comedy, feel good, realistic, romantic, sexy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
black american, black, happy ending, love, african american, brother sister relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, cousin cousin relationship, mother son relationship, brother, stupidity, anniversary party, talk show host, african american protagonist, hip hop, black cast, black history, talk show, profanity, sexual content, anniversary, sex, dancing, airplane ...
Time:
year 2008, 80s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, los angeles, georgia
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Duration: 105 min.
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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