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The Best Man Holiday

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The Best Man Holiday

"Times change. Friendship doesn't."

2013

2h 3m

6.5(289 votes)

Comedy

Overview

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.

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Amazon Video

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Blackmaled Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Quentin

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Julian Murch

Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut

Lance Sullivan

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

Robyn

Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs

Harper Stewart

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Candace

Nia Long

Nia Long

Jordan Armstrong

Monica Calhoun

Monica Calhoun

Mia Morgan

Melissa De Sousa

Melissa De Sousa

Shelby

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

Stan

Creative team

Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Written by: Malcolm D. Lee
Produced by: Sean Daniel
Malcolm D. Lee

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