True to the Game (film)

True to the Game
Directed byPreston A. Whitmore II
Screenplay byNia Hill
Based onTrue to the Game
by Teri Woods
Produced by
  • Columbus Short
  • Andra Fuller
  • Nelsan Ellis
  • Manny Halley
  • Erica Peeples
  • Jamaar Simon
  • Darell Johnson
  • Quincy Saumel Smith
  • Rodney Turner II
  • Vivica A. Fox
Starring
Edited byAndre Jones
Production
company
Distributed byFaith Media Distribution
Release date
  • September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,231,040[1]

True to the Game is a 2017 American romantic crime drama film directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, written by Nia Hill, and starring Columbus Short, Andra Fuller, Vivica A. Fox, Nelsan Ellis, and Jennifer Freeman. It is based on Teri Woods's novel of the same name and follows Quadir Richards (Short), a charismatic drug lord who tries to start a new life after he falls in love with Gena Rollins (Peeples), a young woman from Philadelphia.

The film was released on September 8, 2017 by Faith Media Distribution. A 2020 sequel named True to the Game 2: Gena's Story was released on November 6, 2020. A second sequel, True to the Game 3, was released in December 3, 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "True to the Game (2017) Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Norman, Dalton (July 24, 2023). "Every True To The Game Movie Ranked Worst To Best". ScreenRant.