Idlewild (film)

Idlewild
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Directed by	Bryan Barber
Written by	Bryan Barber
Produced by	Charles Roven Robert Guralnick
Starring	André 3000 Big Boi Paula Patton Terrence Howard Faizon Love Malinda Williams Cicely Tyson Macy Gray Ben Vereen Bruce Bruce Patti LaBelle Ving Rhames
Cinematography	Pascal Rabaud
Edited by	Anne Goursaud
Music by	John Debney (Score) Outkast (Songs)
Production companies	Atlas Entertainment Forensic Films HBO Films Mosaic Media Group
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25)
Running time	121 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$12.6 million

Idlewild is a 2006 American musical drama film written and directed by Bryan Barber. The film stars André 3000 and Big Boi of the hip hop duo Outkast, and the film features musical numbers that were written, produced and chiefly performed by the group. Idlewild contrasts the group's hip-hop, funk, and soul sound against a story based on a juke joint in the fictional town of Idlewild, during the Great Depression in Georgia in 1935.

Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film is an HBO Films co-production alongside Mosaic Media Group and Forensic Films. It features an ensemble cast including Terrence Howard, Paula Jai Parker, Paula Patton, Cicely Tyson, Ben Vereen, Patti LaBelle, Ving Rhames, Macy Gray, Faizon Love, Bruce Bruce, Malinda Williams, Jackie Long and Bill Nunn. Idlewild received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $12 million worldwide. It was nominated for six Black Reel Awards.