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Pickings

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Pickings

"They fu#ked with the wrong woman!"

2018

1h 43m

5.9(10 votes)

Thriller

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Overview

When a short-tempered mobster and his gang of thugs try to shake down a neighborhood bar, they're soon confronted with the wrath of its owner - a mysterious southern mother with a dangerous past.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Elyse Price

Elyse Price

Jo Lee-Haywood

Katie Vincent

Katie Vincent

Scarlet Lee-Haywood

Taso Mikroulis

Taso Mikroulis

Marvin Lee-Haywood

Joel Bernard

Joel Bernard

Boone Pickens

Lynne Jordan

May Pickens

Michelle Holland

Michelle Holland

Doris Pickens

Joe Trombino

Jimmy Marcone

Creative team

Directed by: Usher Morgan
Written by: Usher Morgan

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