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Movie Info

An arrogant high school coach has his life turned upside down when a superstar player transfers to the school and his mother tries to take over the team.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Robert Townsend
Producer:

Bobby McGee, Lydia Nicole, Robert Townsend
Writer:

Michelle Amor, Robert Townsend, Cheryl L. West
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 30, 2016
Runtime:

1h 24m
Production Co:

Townsend Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Talisa McCoy

Jenifer Lewis
Alize Gates

Esai Morales
Principle Jose Marti

Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
Coach Preston Reid

Robert Townsend
Coach Banks

Melyssa Ford
Bella

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Critic Reviews for Playin' for Love

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Too formulaic and simple, Love is the kind of film you'd sorta halfway pay attention to while doing some household chores and still feel like it wasn't worth the investment.

February 9, 2016 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

Jeffrey Lyles
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