Meet the Blacks

2016 1h 34m EN

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4.7

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★4.7TMDB · 334

ComedyHorror

Synopsis

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As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mike Epps
Carl Black
Zulay Henao
Lorena
George López
President El Bama
Mike Tyson
James Clown
Charlie Murphy
Key Flo
Andrew Bachelor
Freezee
DeRay Davis
Tyrone
Lavell Crawford
Parole Officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Deon Taylor
Writers: Deon Taylor, Nicole DeMasi
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $9M — a 10.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Meet the Blacks Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Deon Taylor, shot by John T. Connor. 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 RZA. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mike Epps and Zulay Henao and George López carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Deon Taylor directs. John T. Connor behind the camera. RZA scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $9M — a 10.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Part of the "Meet the Blacks Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Deon Taylor, shot by John T. Connor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by RZA. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Mike Epps and Zulay Henao and George López carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt4191580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "parody", "spoof", "horror spoof", "home invasion".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.