
Peeples
2013, Romance, 1h 35m
63 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Peeples is a warm, amiable farce that offers a few chuckles but mostly falls back on predictable plotting and an overwrought message. Read critic reviews
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Wade Walker
Grace Peeples
Virgil Peeples
Daphne Peeples
Simon Peeples
Grandpa Peeples
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Critic Reviews for Peeples
All Critics (63) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (39)
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[Writer/director Tina Gordon Chism is ] good at low-key, observational humor, and the all-around excellent cast swings with aplomb from silly to sweet.
May 17, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Pleasant, if inane - helped along by a likable cast that's clearly having fun.
May 13, 2013 | Full Review… -
Saves itself from a complete belly flop by its good-natured charm.
May 11, 2013 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review… -
Writer-director Tina Gordon Chism implies that people should accept each other for who they are, but with no genuine insight to back up this moral, it feels hollow.
May 10, 2013 | Full Review… -
The slapstick is often clunky, but Robinson has a sweet jester's disposition that keeps many of the gags from collapsing.
May 10, 2013 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
Robinson and Washington make a likable couple, and it's nice to see her playing comedy for a change.
May 10, 2013 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Peeples
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Oct 11, 2013He's not one of the Peeples. Good Comedy! I have no idea why people are giving this movie a bad review. It was light, amusing, and very entertaining. Finally a movie in which black people are like the black people I know. No the movie wasn't seeking the cheap laughs from portraying African Americans in the typical Hollywood skewed context. None of the black women "went off" or did the whole neck thingy. No one was selling drugs or eating fried chicken or living in the hood. If you have any experience with African Americans like the ones portrayed here then you will enjoy the movie. If you want every African American movie to follow the stereotypical blue print that it seems directors and production houses insist upon promulgating then you might not. Excellent, smart, well written and pretty funny! Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.Manu G Super Reviewer
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Oct 11, 2013Let me start this out by saying, Craig Robinson is funny as hell. Anytime I see him in a movie I know I'm gonna be laughing. Here is no difference, even though the movie is very generic. This is basically a black version of "Meet the Parents", with Robinson playing the Stiller part, and David Alan Grier as the Di Niro father role. Sure there are a few differences, but it's the same thing. But, that's ok, because it's still pretty funny, even though you know what's coming next throughout the movie. The supporting cast does a good job, but this is Robinson's movie, and he shines. Good for a few good PG-13 laughs, and a perfect rental.Everett J Super Reviewer
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May 26, 2013Funny movie. I am a die hard Tyler Perry fan because all of his movies have this kernel of human truth in them, no matter how slapstick. In this case, the fact that all families have dirty little secrets--no family is perfect no matter how they present themselves.Bathsheba M Super Reviewer
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May 14, 2013A Tyler Perry produced take on "Meet The Parents", Tina Gordon Chism's "Peeples" is saved by a unique and humorous cast in the form of Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, and David Alan Greir, but is far too predictable and laugh-less to be even considered average. With strange plot divergences like Tyler James Williams involvement as the youngest son, Simon, and the obviousness of most of the plot devices, the film falls flat for being a black adaptation without adding anything of worth. Robinson does his best as he loses his wallet, gets blamed for everything wrong over the weekend, and discovers every family members secret, in only a few days time. Washington is gorgeous and simply reminds us that she deserves better. Grier shines in his role as the over protective parent, but even his role is ruined by delving into his personal life a little too much. Not quite the Stiller-De Niro chemistry of "Meet The Parents", Chism's film proves better than most films with Tyler Perry's name on them, but still doesn't quite hit its mark.Christopher H Super Reviewer
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