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Idlewild

Idlewild

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Idlewild

2006

2h 1m

5.6(69 votes)

Crime

Drama

Music

Overview

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.

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HBO Films

Atlas Entertainment

Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

André 3000

André 3000

Percival

Big Boi

Big Boi

Rooster

Paula Patton

Paula Patton

Angel

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Trumpy

Faizon Love

Faizon Love

Ace

Malinda Williams

Malinda Williams

Zora

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Mother Hopkins

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Taffy

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Percy Senior

Bruce Bruce

Bruce Bruce

Nathan

Creative team

Directed by: Bryan Barber
Written by: Bryan Barber
Produced by: Blue Williams
Erika Conner

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