Idlewild
Seen it?2006 | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Whiplash or Rope, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 6 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bryan Barber
- André 3000Percival
- Big BoiRooster
- Paula PattonAngel
- Terrence HowardTrumpy
- Faizon LoveAce
- Malinda WilliamsZora
- Cicely TysonMother Hopkins
- Macy GrayTaffy
- Ben VereenPercy Senior
- Bruce BruceNathan