True to the Game

"Once you're in, there's no way out"

2017 1h 48m EN

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5.9

MID

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62%

FRESH

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5.4

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 42🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes★5.4IMDB · 957

Drama

Synopsis

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Based on the Terri Woods best selling novel, True to the Game is the love story of Quadir Richards, a charismatic drug lord, and Gena Rollins, a young girl from the projects of Philly. Quadir was able to gain the trust and love of Gena and was on his way out of the game to start a new life with his future bride when tragedy strikes.

“Once you're in, there's no way out”

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Cast

Columbus Short
Quadir Richards
Erica Peeples
Gena Hollins
Vivica A. Fox
Shoog
Nafessa Williams
Sahirah
Andra Fuller
Jerrell
Nelsan Ellis
Tyrik
Jennifer Freeman
Lita
Malcolm David Kelley
Black

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II
Languages: English

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "True to the Game Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

RUNTIME

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Columbus Short and Erica Peeples and Vivica A. Fox carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Once you're in, there's no way out".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5116504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Preston A. Whitmore II directs. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "True to the Game Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Columbus Short and Erica Peeples and Vivica A. Fox carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Once you're in, there's no way out".
6IMDB entry: tt5116504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.