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Cover

Play trailer Poster for Cover PG-13,  2008,  1h 38m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
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A devoted wife discovers that her husband has been living a double life.

Critics Reviews

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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Feb 28, 2008
1.5/4
Cover is a social-problem film without a solution. While not of the first rank, its inventory of Philadelphia's hot restaurants and cool sights is an occasion for civic pride. Go to Full Review
Peter Debruge Variety Feb 26, 2008
Director Bill Duke aims for social awareness, but delivers second-rate melodrama instead. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Feb 26, 2008
A perfect storm of movie badness. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Feb 22, 2008
1.5/4
So overwrought that it quickly crosses the line into unintentionally funny and never recovers. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Bill Duke

Director

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Actor

Vivica A. Fox

Actor

Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor

Razaaq Adoti

Actor

Paula Jai Parker

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A devoted wife discovers that her husband has been living a double life.
Director
Bill Duke
Producer
Michael A. DiManno, Bill Duke, Warren Kohler, Corey Redmond, R. Scott Reid
Screenwriter
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Aliya Jackson
Production Co
Redmond Enterprises, Duke Media, Redwood Palms Pictures, Cover Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Drug Content|Language|Sexual Situations|Mature Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$62.2K
Runtime
1h 38m
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