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.
00:03:06 Let's see. Where should I begin?
00:04:49 She said, 'If I marry, I need sex every night.'
00:06:42 Stay out of grown folks' business.
00:08:29 Always knowin' how to set things right.
00:10:22 Those were the good days, back before things took a turn.
00:12:34 You could burn the house down.
00:14:18 Why? You never know.
00:16:04 Check it out, y'all.
00:18:18 In life, we all make bad choices.
00:20:18 What's the doctor's number?
00:23:07 If you had come to me, I would have given it to you.
00:25:13 Hold it one second. One second.
00:27:38 I lied on my application.
00:29:13 Yeah. Kenny and Max need a little time.
00:31:34 Faith, how you doing?
00:36:09 I'll check you later.
00:38:14 Will you guys stop?
00:40:22 Here you go.
00:43:59 Miles...
00:46:31 But still I'm gonna try.
00:48:44 You really wanna pursue your music full time, huh?
00:50:27 It ain't about being stupid, honey.
00:52:17 Six. They won't hire me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed860
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:00:56
Final line00:52:17
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,363