Soul Food
1997 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 9,363 VOTES · DIR. George Tillman Jr.
Overview
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox) start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.
Dialogue Timeline — 860 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:56 And everything you've given me.
00:03:09 Give it up for the last Joseph sister to get married--.
00:04:54 Got to change it up.
00:06:51 Doesn't matter. Why were you letting him feel you up?
00:08:46 ...the one that held us all together.
00:10:44 Ooh. No, baby. That's too much.
00:12:52 I don't need no doctor.
00:14:42 Didn't Daddy say that?
00:17:08 Kenny...
00:18:57 This family got to be that fist.
00:21:40 I'm not getting my leg cut off.
00:24:00 I know you like the finer things in life...
00:26:12 Did you hear that?
00:28:28 You don't wanna tell a woman-- - A black woman.
00:30:28 Last week, there was--.
00:33:06 Stay with Daddy.
00:37:29 My man.
00:39:20 Let's go. We outta here.
00:43:20 I don't wanna dance.
00:45:34 Like I care about you?
00:48:21 Man, I didn't know you could play like that.
00:50:01 Sly, send another one over here, all right?
00:52:01 They lock you up and expect you to better your life.
05:00:00 of my money out of the bank...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed860
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:00:56
Final line05:00:00
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,363