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Released 21 years ago.
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Guess Who
"Some in-laws were made to be broken."
2005 1h 45m EN
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6.0
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★6.0TMDB · 1,039
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
“Some in-laws were made to be broken.”
Cast
Bernie Mac
Percy Jones
Ashton Kutcher
Simon Green
Zoe Saldaña
Theresa Jones
Judith Scott
Marilyn Jones
Hal Williams
Howard Jones
Kellee Stewart
Keisha Jones
Robert Curtis Brown
Dante
RonReaco Lee
Reggie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- Writers
- Peter Tolan, David Ronn, Jay Scherick
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Paul Seydor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher and Zoe Saldaña carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Some in-laws were made to be broken.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0372237 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kevin Rodney Sullivan directs. Karl Walter Lindenlaub behind the camera. John Murphy scores. Paul Seydor cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Paul Seydor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher and Zoe Saldaña carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Some in-laws were made to be broken.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0372237 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "jealousy", "parents-in-law", "interracial relationship", "relationship".
- 9Released under 20 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Original score
- John Murphy
- Editing
- Paul Seydor
- Production design
- Paul Peters
- Costume design
- Judy L. Ruskin
- Makeup / hair
- Tracey Levy
- Sound
- Kevin O'Connell
- Stunt coordinator
- Eddie L. Watkins
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $103,100,000
- Return
- 295% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Guess Who (2005)
Also by
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Andre Gonzales★ 7/10
Very funny movie. Nowadays no one cares about black and white relationships like they did back then. That's why it was so funny at the time. Still a good movie regardless.
Production companies
Who made it
Columbia Pictures
US
Regency Enterprises
US
3 Arts Entertainment
US
Tall Trees Productions
US
- KA
Katalyst Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerJason Goldberg
- ProducerJenno Topping
- ProducerErwin Stoff
- Executive ProducerJoseph M. Caracciolo
- EditorPaul Seydor
- Executive ProducerSteve Greener
- Executive ProducerBetty Thomas
- "B" Camera OperatorDino Parks
- Makeup ArtistTracey Levy
- Best Boy GripSammy Escobar
- Makeup ArtistVonda K. Morris
- First Assistant "A" CameraTommy Klines
- Dolly GripWilliam D. Wynn
- Property MasterWill Blount
- Steadicam OperatorGregory Lundsgaard
- Key Makeup ArtistCarme Tenuta
- "A" Camera OperatorGregory Lundsgaard
- First Assistant "B" CameraThomas Lappin
- Assistant Chief Lighting TechnicianRaymond Gonzales
- First Assistant DirectorJono Oliver
- Costume SupervisorWinnie D. Brown
- Key CostumerCarrie Bauer
- Key Hair StylistCarla Farmer
- Chief Lighting TechnicianDan Riffel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- jealousy
- parents-in-law
- interracial relationship
- relationship
- trouble
- fiancée
- imminent wedding
- racial discrimination
- black american
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-03-25PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- A Família da NoivaBR
- Black WhiteFR
- 誰敢來晚餐TW
- Conquistando a Mi SuegroSV
- Black\WhiteFR
- Black & WhiteFR
- Black-WhiteFR
- 黑面教父CN
- 猜猜我是谁CN
- Угадай, кто.RU
- ゲス・フー 招かれざる恋人JP
- Devine quiCA
- 게스후?KR
- 게스 후?KR
- 게스후？KR
