Soul Men

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$12.3M

When R&B legend Marcus Hooks dies suddenly, VH-1 invites his original back up duo, Floyd Henderson and Louis Hinds, "The Real Deal," to appear at a memorial tribute at the Apollo Theater. Floyd, who's bored in retirement, wants this more than anything; Louis, a philosophical ex-con, does not. Plus, there's bad blood between them (Louis's wife Odetta left him to marry Floyd - then left Floyd). Floyd begs, Louis consents but won't fly, so they leave L.A. in Floyd's flashy Cadillac with five days to get to New York. On the road, they must get back their vocal chops, renew their friendship, and sort out the past. With Floyd's bad hip and Louis's bad kidneys, will they even make it?

🏆 3 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Music

Director

Malcolm D. Lee

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal

Released

7 November 2008

Runtime

1h 40m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.4 / 10

Votes

12,355

Metascore

49

Rotten Tomatoes

44%

Box office

$12,082,391

Edition

Base