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Idlewild
2006
· Movie
· 121 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Every rating
47–70
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 47, highest is AlloCiné on 70. Critics average 51, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
Details
- Director
- Bryan Barber
- Writer
- Bryan Barber
- Released
- 25 August 2006
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $12.6M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Grammy Awards 2007 | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2007 | Outstanding Director | Bryan Barber | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2007 | Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Bryan Barber | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2007 | Outstanding Original Score | Big Boi | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2007 | Outstanding Original Song | "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2007 | Outstanding Duo or Group | "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" | Nominee |
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6 awards — Idlewild
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Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Urban/Alternative Performance | "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Director | Bryan Barber | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Score | Big Boi | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Bryan Barber | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Duo or Group | "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" | Nominee |