Jexi

Jexi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Jon Lucas
  • Scott Moore
Produced bySuzanne Todd
Starring
CinematographyBen Kutchins
Edited byJames Thomas
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5–12 million[1][2]
Box office$9.3 million[3]

Jexi is a 2019 comedy film written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, starring Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Peña, Rose Byrne, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes, Ron Funches, and Charlyne Yi. It follows a self-aware smartphone that becomes emotionally attached to its socially awkward owner.

It was released on October 11, 2019 in the United States by CBS Films and Lionsgate. It was the final theatrical film released by CBS Films, which was then absorbed into the main CBS Entertainment Group to make films for CBS All Access (now called Paramount+).[4][5]

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  3. ^ "Jexi (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Lang, Brent (January 12, 2019). "CBS Films Being Folded Into CBS Entertainment Group, Focus Shifting to Streaming (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  5. ^ White, Nicholas (October 4, 2019). "'Jexi,' CBS Films' Final Movie, Premieres in Los Angeles". Variety. Retrieved October 4, 2019.