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Soul Food

Soul Food

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 26, 1997

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

64%

Original Title

Soul Food

Production Companies

Edmonds Entertainment Group, Fox 2000 Pictures

Director

George Tillman Jr.

Description

Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox) start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.