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For the Love of Money

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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LisaRaye McCoy, Keith Sweat, Katt Williams, Keri Hilson, Jason Mitchell, Rotimi, and D.C. Young Fly in For the Love of Money (2021)
In a criminal underworld that revolves around power, money, and danger, protecting family can lead to dark and desperate measures. Keri Hilson stars as Gigi Davis, a determined single mom who walked away from a billion-dollar family business to chart her own path. When the pressures of building a better life become too much, Gigi is pulled back into a role she tried to escape - and gets caught up in the thrill of the ride. But when a shadowy figure threatens her daughter's life, Gigi must choose whether to surrender or fight.
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When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.

  • Director
    • Leslie Small
  • Writers
    • Timothy Allen Smith
    • Zadia Ife
    • Leslie Small
  • Stars
    • Keri Hilson
    • Rotimi
    • Jason Mitchell
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    918
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    • Director
      • Leslie Small
    • Writers
      • Timothy Allen Smith
      • Zadia Ife
      • Leslie Small
    • Stars
      • Keri Hilson
      • Rotimi
      • Jason Mitchell
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Keri Hilson
    Keri Hilson
    • Gigi
    Rotimi
    Rotimi
    • Tre
    Jason Mitchell
    Jason Mitchell
    • Gregory
    D.C. Young Fly
    D.C. Young Fly
    • Bobby
    • (as DC Young Fly)
    Katt Williams
    Katt Williams
    • Pastor G
    LisaRaye McCoy
    LisaRaye McCoy
    • Gigi's Mom (Dahlia)
    Keith Sweat
    Keith Sweat
    • Chris
    Cedric Pendleton
    Cedric Pendleton
    • Brian
    Jazzy Jade
    Jazzy Jade
    • Ashley
    Treasure Moore
    • Saundra
    Gerardo Davila
    Gerardo Davila
    • Officer Ramos
    Ryan Francis
    Ryan Francis
    • Paul Ascott
    Maya Lyons
    • Young Gigi
    Sydney Smith
    • Kathryn Daniels
    Pamela Bell
    Pamela Bell
    • Judge Smith
    Gabriella Arlene
    Gabriella Arlene
    • Bank Supervisor
    Lawayne Cherry
    • DJ
    Jackie Michaels
    • Mary
    • Director
      • Leslie Small
    • Writers
      • Timothy Allen Smith
      • Zadia Ife
      • Leslie Small
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    User reviews17

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    10lavictory

    Good movie!

    I recommend it I love how the underlaying message was not all heros wear capes those that do aint the best but try their best and at the end of each and every day we are the bigger ones the overcomers.
    9tenishajohnson-89869

    Great 👍 Movie and Casting

    I loved the movie. Best original storyline that I have seen since a long time in a drama. The twist and plot in this movie was very relevant to everyday life. Also, the history point of the movie was a knowledge kicker for the young audiences. I think everyone did a great job. I love seeing Katt Williams in almost any script he is good. Keri did her damn thing. DC Young Fly always holds his own. The best of the best was Jason and Rotimi...omg keep making movies. #blackmoviesarethebomb.
    2d_penn

    N/A

    All that a cast filled with music personalities adds to the dull, trashy money-laundering melodrama "For the Love of Money" is the occasional pause for a song. And the last thing this movie should do is pause. It's just as well that so much of the acting is handled by non-actors, as it'd be a shame to burn through the Screen Actors' Guild's finest trying to wring something out of this sloppy, cliche-ridden script. The soundtrack is more R-rated than most of what's on the screen, and all of it, including the half-assed crime and waiting for Gigi's profligate, criminal "boss-ass b-h" behavior to catch up with her is pure trash.. R for language, some sexual content/nudity and violence.
    8subxerogravity

    It was real formulated, but that formula works!

    This was so formulated; it would not surprise me if a computer wrote the script.

    The protagonist got hit hard by life and is force to find finical gain in crime "but I'm gonna get out once my finical situation is good", sure (rolling eyes), but the film is called For the Love of Money so you know, easier said than done.

    But for real, Kerri Hilson was way easy on the eyes, which made it very likeable to watch her play the protagonist in this By-the-numbers movie (She was not so good that I did not notice that every dude in this flick is like half her size (is she really that tall?).

    I've seen DC Young Fly do better. I'll give him credit, I'm use to seeing him do comedies and this was a more of a drama, and it just did not fully fit this time.

    But you know who did kill it? Katt Williams. If there was an award for special guest star who does a couple of scenes for a weeks' worth of work and gets paid the big bucks so they can put him on the Straight to DVD box and say he's in the movie, than Katt Williams just won that (unless Bruce Willis came out with a movie this year (He's the master of it). Kat was eating up all the scenes and blew it away. Loved everything about seeing him in this movie, one hundred percent.

    Also want to give the movie credit for the melodrama. It was laid out pretty well considering it was a movie not a TV show, which has more time to make the emotional connections this movie had to do in like two hours. (Ironically, those emotional connections made it easier to see loop holes in the story).

    This would be a good time to give a shout out to Lisa Raye who showed some real acting chops as a supporting thespian. She way to young and hot to be playing a grandma, but she put her all into it and she was not stingy with her acting position, which was just to movie the story along, and she did it like an Oscar winner.

    At this point I should mention Keith Sweat, whose overblown cameo was used just to move the soundtrack along.

    Overall, I enjoyed this movie. Its plot is so general you know the ending before the movie really even starts but it was filled with enough good characters that it made it entertaining.
    4coltosh-80095

    Great potential but turned out to be a miss rather than a hit.

    This film had great potential but turned out to be a miss rather than a hit. I wish more thought and intelligence had been invested in both the script and the storyline. The characters lacked depth, and their development felt rushed and superficial, making it difficult for the audience to connect with them emotionally. The pacing was uneven, with some scenes dragging on unnecessarily while others felt abruptly cut off. The dialogue was often clichéd and predictable, lacking the wit and originality that could have elevated the film.

    The plot had several promising subplots that were either underdeveloped or abandoned entirely, leaving the audience with a sense of incompleteness.

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 포 더 러브 오브 머니
    • Filming locations
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Melvin Childs Presents
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      • Global View Entertainment
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      • $480,774
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $211,286
      • Nov 28, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $480,774
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      1 hour 39 minutes
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