Idlewild

Idlewild

Idlewild

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Idlewild

2006

2h 1m

5.6(63 votes)

Crime

Drama

Music

Overview

A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.

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Production Companies

HBO Films

Atlas Entertainment

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

André 3000

Percival

André 3000

Acting

Big Boi

Rooster

Big Boi

Acting

Paula Patton

Angel

Paula Patton

Acting

Terrence Howard

Trumpy

Terrence Howard

Acting

Faizon Love

Ace

Faizon Love

Acting

Malinda Williams

Zora

Malinda Williams

Acting

Cicely Tyson

Mother Hopkins

Cicely Tyson

Acting

Macy Gray

Taffy

Macy Gray

Acting

Ben Vereen

Percy Senior

Ben Vereen

Acting

Bruce Bruce

Nathan

Bruce Bruce

Acting

Paula Jai Parker

Rose

Paula Jai Parker

Acting

Bobb'e J. Thompson

Young Rooster

Bobb'e J. Thompson

Acting

Patti LaBelle

The Real Angel Davenport

Patti LaBelle

Acting

Ving Rhames

Spats

Ving Rhames

Acting

Jackie Long

Monk

Jackie Long

Acting

Oscar Dillon

Bobo

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Crew

Jalil Jay Lynch

Cliff

Jalil Jay Lynch

Acting

Esau McGraw

Sonny

Esau McGraw

Acting

Bre'Wan Waddell

Young Percival

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Acting

Carol Mitchell-Leon

Auntie Belle

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Acting

China Anderson

Rooster's Daughter

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Acting

Isis Faust

Rooster's Daughter

No Image

Acting

Kyra Freeman

Rooster's Daughter

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Acting

Kabrina Truesdale

Rooster's Daughter

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Camera

Rodney Johnson

Fatts

No Image

Acting

Bill Nunn

GW

Bill Nunn

Acting

Nadine Ellis

Church Dancer

Nadine Ellis

Acting

Afemo Omilami

Walter

Afemo Omilami

Acting

Dabier

Voice-Over (uncredited)

Dabier

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