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The Photograph

  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
6.8K
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LaKeith Stanfield and Issa Rae in The Photograph (2020)
On Valentine’s Day, Issa Rae (HBO’s Insecure, Little) and LaKeith Stanfield (FX's Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You) connect in a romance where a woman must learn from the secrets in her mother’s past if she is to move forward and allow herself to love and be loved.
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A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.

  • Director
    • Stella Meghie
  • Writer
    • Stella Meghie
  • Stars
    • Issa Rae
    • LaKeith Stanfield
    • Chanté Adams
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    6.8K
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    • Director
      • Stella Meghie
    • Writer
      • Stella Meghie
    • Stars
      • Issa Rae
      • LaKeith Stanfield
      • Chanté Adams
    • 134User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast36

    Issa Rae
    Issa Rae
    • Mae Morton
    LaKeith Stanfield
    LaKeith Stanfield
    • Michael Block
    Chanté Adams
    Chanté Adams
    • Young Christine Eames
    Y'lan Noel
    Y'lan Noel
    • Young Isaac Jefferson
    Kelvin Harrison Jr.
    Kelvin Harrison Jr.
    • Andy Morrison
    Lil Rel Howery
    Lil Rel Howery
    • Kyle
    Teyonah Parris
    Teyonah Parris
    • Asia
    Jasmine Cephas Jones
    Jasmine Cephas Jones
    • Rachel Miller
    Rylee Gabrielle King
    Rylee Gabrielle King
    • Sandrine
    Phoenix Noelle
    Phoenix Noelle
    • Sophia
    • (as Phoenix Noelle Reece)
    Marsha Stephanie Blake
    Marsha Stephanie Blake
    • Violet Eames
    Wakeema Hollis
    Wakeema Hollis
    • Denise Holness
    Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
    Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
    • Peter Thomas
    Rob Morgan
    Rob Morgan
    • Isaac Jefferson
    Chelsea Peretti
    Chelsea Peretti
    • Sara Rodgers
    Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance
    • Louis Morton
    Christopher Cassarino
    Christopher Cassarino
    • Billy Wasko
    Dakota Paradise
    Dakota Paradise
    • 4-Year-Old Mae
    • Director
      • Stella Meghie
    • Writer
      • Stella Meghie
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      LaKeith Stanfield and Lil Rel Howery both appeared in Jordan Peele's film Get Out (2017). They did not share any scenes together.
    • Goofs
      When Isaac takes the photo of Christina, he holds the camera in landscape (horizontal) orientation, but the photo when first printed in the darkroom is in portrait (vertical) orientation.
    • Quotes
      • Sara: My mother wasn't very good at love. What if I'm just like her?
    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Movies for a First Date (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Come Home
      Written by Anderson .Paak (as Brandon Anderson), André 3000 (as Andre Benjamin), Jairus Mozee
      Performed by Anderson .Paak feat. André 3000 (as André 3000)
      Courtesy of Aftermath Entertainment, exclusively distributed by 12 Tone Music, LLC
      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 14, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tấm Ảnh
    • Filming locations
      • Queens Museum, Queens, New York, USA(A Filming location in trailer)
    • Production companies
      • Perfect World Pictures
      • Will Packer Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,578,185
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,181,865
      • Feb 16, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,690,779
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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