True to the Game (film)

True to the Game
Directed by	Preston A. Whitmore II
Screenplay by	Nia Hill
Based on	True 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	Columbus Short Andra Fuller Vivica A. Fox Nelsan Ellis Draya Michele Nafessa Williams Jennifer Freeman Annika Noelle Iyana Halley Jamaar Simon Erica Peeples Starletta DuPois Nikki Leigh Misan Akuya Lorenzo Eduardo George Arvaitdis
Edited by	Andre Jones
Production company	Imani Films
Distributed by	Faith Media Distribution
Release date	September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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]