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  • Idlewild
  • Opened August 25, 2006 | Runtime:2 hr. 1 min.
  • R
    violence, sexuality, nudity and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, Idlewild explores the lives of Percival (Benjamin), the club's shy piano player, and Rooster (Patton), the club's showy lead performer and manager. Idlewild synthesizes drama, music, cinema and Read More
  • Cast: André Benjamin, Antwan Andre Patton, Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, Faizon Love
  • Director: Bryan Barber
  • Genres: Drama, Music/Performing Arts

Idlewild Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    I loved it!

    by USCAlum06

    I loved the movie; i wish it would have come out earlier closer to the release of Speakerboxx/The Love Below, though!

  • So-so

    I was hoping for better..

    by hiroshima23

    The musical scenes were great.. but the storyline was poor and the acting was lame. I love outkast, but I was bored to tears.

    Shima

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Idlewild Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Idlewild is a romp, a ticket to rowdy good times.

  • 70
    Washington Post | Teresa Wiltz

    For all its shortcomings, Idlewild also has something that few films can pull...

  • 70
    Variety |

    Achieves magic--something sorely missing from so many movies these days--and...

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    The music by Outkast is great, and the rowdy, randy en masse dance sequences...

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