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About
Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited... touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.
Theatrical
Feb 14, 2007
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 12, 2007
Box Office
$31.6M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
3.2x
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Writer
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Studio
Tyler Perry Studios, Reuben Cannon Productions, Lionsgate
Keywords
garage
drug dealer
lawyer
class differences
single father
opposites
attitude
child custody
bad mother
car driver
wealth differences
atlanta, georgia
single woman
family court
father daughter relationship
professional woman
black cinema
social prejudice
disapproval
children in danger
absent mother
fighting for custody
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Cast
Full credits →G
Gabrielle Union
Julia Rossmore
Idris Elba
Monty James
L
Louis Gossett Jr.
Willie
T
Tasha Smith
Jennifer Jackson
T
Tracee Ellis Ross
Cynthia
M
Malinda Williams
Maya Elizabeth
T
Terri J. Vaughn
Brenda
C
Cassi Davis
Rita
C
China Anne McClain
China James
J
Juanita Jennings
Katheryn Jackson
M
Maria Howell
Wife
G
Greyson Chadwick
Amanda
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L. Warren Young
Councilman
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Steve Coulter
Doorman
C
Craig Robinson
Byron
G
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Joseph
S
Sierra Aylina McClain
Sierra James
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Lauryn McClain
Lauryn James
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Kate Kneeland
Waitress
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Chandler Darby
Partier (uncredited)
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