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The Weekend

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A down-on-her-luck comedian's vacation plans are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
The Weekend

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Critics Consensus

Led by a potentially star-making performance from Sasheer Zamata, The Weekend takes a well-acted, smartly written approach to familiar character dynamics.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 16, 2019
The process of how [her] pain becomes comedy is very interesting to watch. Go to Full Review
Guy Lodge Variety Sep 13, 2019
Notwithstanding any comparisons, there's more assured personality here than there was in her last feature, the bright, proficient but somewhat synthetic big-studio teen romance "Everything, Everything." Go to Full Review
Matt Fagerholm RogerEbert.com Sep 13, 2019
1.5/4
The Weekend quickly proves to be the mopiest comedy in many a moon. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Oct 30, 2021
3/4
Zamata is not only deadly with her precision-timed one-liners but piercing in the more dramatic beats. Go to Full Review
Matthew St. Clair Cinema Sentries Sep 30, 2020
The ladies are the strong center of this breezy and completely ingenious romantic comedy. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider Jul 16, 2020
The Weekend endears us to its characters, inspires plenty of laughs and has us wondering if Zamata is a movie star on the rise. Go to Full Review
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Stella Meghie

Director

Sasheer Zamata

Zadie Barber

Tone Bell

Bradford Collins

DeWanda Wise

Margo Johnson

Kym Whitley

Karen Barber

Y'lan Noel

Aubrey

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Movie Info

Synopsis A down-on-her-luck comedian's vacation plans are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Director
Stella Meghie
Producer
Stephanie Allain, James Gibb, Mel Jones, Sarah Lazow, Stella Meghie
Screenwriter
Stella Meghie
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Homegrown Pictures
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2019
Runtime
1h 26m
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