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      Two Can Play That Game

      R Released Sep 7, 2001 1h 30m Romance Comedy List
      40% Tomatometer 62 Reviews 83% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings When it comes to matters of the heart, keeping her man happy and committed is all in a day's work for Shanté Smith (Vivica A. Fox). Shanté is so adept at navigating the waters of romance that her best girlfriends depend on her for advice whenever man trouble clouds the horizon. But when Shanté's boyfriend Keith (Morris Chestnut) is caught red-handed stepping out with her archrival Conny (Gabrielle Union), Shanté institutes her Ten Day Plan to get her man in line. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      As a romantic comedy, Two Can Play That Game is more mean-spirited than romantic. Also, some critics say the movie is misogynistic in its attitudes and has too many blatant product placements.

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      Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Mar 10, 2003 Full Review BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Sep 2, 2002 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 2/4 Dec 18, 2001 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Jim Shelby Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 3/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 1.5 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Sexual Dialogue and Strong Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Co-starring Anthony Anderson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Kevin C The only reason why this movie. Did not receive a better review, from othe "official " film reviewers, is because it's a damn good non-white romantic comedy, where there is is no guns , drugs Or violence. We can't have that .NOW CAN WE. This is a great romantic comedy. I enjoyed every minute of it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/23 Full Review jordan m It's mildly surprising that most of the cast & crew from The Brothers was involved in this movie as I hated that other one and thought this one was actually quite good. The two share themes like having most of the black characters be successful & attractive (always great to see) but this one pulls it off much better by not having it come off as the humblebragging footnotes to a bunch of guys who look and act as though they've never faced real hardship. In this movie the successful characters are celebrated & bragged upon in a much more realistic way. They also feature very attractive people having romantic difficulty but in this case they don't imply that the characters' love lives are over if they don't work things out with the intended girl. They also put a lot more effort into comedic relief, adding high quality comedic actors for both sides. The movie isn't perfect as the lengths that Vivica goes to punish her man veer into the unreasonable & they didn't spend enough time building the romance for me to feel invested in seeing them get back together, but for a basic rom-com they really did a good job here. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my favs, my early guidebook to the games played by sexes Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/21 Full Review uncle p Story/Screenplay: (4/5) Very well written romantic comedy that breaks the fourth wall. Not easy to do and still make the story succeed, but it works here. Duration/Tempo: (4/5) At 1 hour and 30 minutes, it's a very short film that felt about the same. Cast & Crew: (4/5) Vivica A. Fox was outstanding. Morris Chestnut and Anthony Anderson were solid. Summary: (4/5) The story and cast were very good and the film felt short. A thumbs up. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A classic Morris Chestnut film! Awesome Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Tony (Anthony Anderson,) who brings a player's perspective to the games girls play, gives advice to his buddy Keith (Morris Chestnut) in Mark Brown's TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME from Screen Gems. (L to R) Tracye (Tamala Jones,) Keith (Morris Chestnut,) Shanté (Vivica A. Fox,) and Karen (Wendy Raquel Robinson) enjoy a night out on the town in TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME from Screen Gems. Conny (Gabrielle Union,) Shanté's (Vivica A. Fox) arch rival, have a chat in Mark Brown's TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME from Screen Gems. Karen (Wendy Raquel Robinson) and ex?boyfriend Michael (Bobby Brown) in Mark Brown's TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME from Screen Gems. Shanté Smith (Vivica A. Fox) is a sassy, confident woman who thinks she's got love and men figured out in Mark Brown's TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME from Screen Gems. Keith (Morris Chestnut,) steps out with Conny (Gabrielle Union) in Mark Brown's TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME from Screen Gems. (L to R) Best girlfriends Tracye (Jones,) Diedre (Mo'Nique) and Karen (Wendy Raquel Robinson) depend on Shanté (Vivica A. Fox) 2nd from right, for advice whenever "man trouble" clouds the horizon. When it comes to matters of the heart, keeping her man, Keith Fenton (Morris Chestnut) happy and committed is all in a day's work for Shanté Smith (Vivica Fox.). View more photos

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      Synopsis When it comes to matters of the heart, keeping her man happy and committed is all in a day's work for Shanté Smith (Vivica A. Fox). Shanté is so adept at navigating the waters of romance that her best girlfriends depend on her for advice whenever man trouble clouds the horizon. But when Shanté's boyfriend Keith (Morris Chestnut) is caught red-handed stepping out with her archrival Conny (Gabrielle Union), Shanté institutes her Ten Day Plan to get her man in line.
      Director
      Mark Brown
      Producer
      Paddy Cullen, Doug McHenry, Mark Brown
      Screenwriter
      Mark Brown
      Distributor
      Screen Gems
      Production Co
      RH2C Productions
      Rating
      R (Sexual Dialogue|Language)
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 7, 2001, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 16, 2012
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $22.2M
      Runtime
      1h 30m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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