Preaching to the Choir

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{{Infobox film

| name = Preaching to the Choir

| image =

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| director = Charles Randolph-Wright

| producer = Peter E. Lengyel
Richard Perello

| writer = Kevin Hefferman
Peter E. Lengyel

| story =

| starring = Billoah Greene
Darien Sills-Evans
Novella Nelson
Janine Green
Rosa Arredondo
Eartha Kitt
Tichina Arnold
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

| music = Nona Hendryx

| cinematography = Robert Barocci

| editing = Melody London
Jaycob Craycroft

| studio = CodeBlack Entertainment
Catalan Films
TV One
Radio One

| distributor = Freestyle Releasing

| released = {{Film date|2006|4|14}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Preaching to the Choir is a 2006 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and starring Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans, Novella Nelson, Janine Green, Rosa Arredondo, Eartha Kitt, Tichina Arnold and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.

Cast

Release

The film was released on April 14, 2006.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uxunSeshPngC&dq=preaching+to+the+choir+april+14+2006&pg=PA199|last2=Monush|first2=Barry|last1=Willis|first1=John|title=Screen World 2007|year=2010|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781557837295}}page 199

Reception

The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on fourteen reviews.{{cite web|title=Preaching to the Choir|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/on_the_one|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}

John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Despite the ungainly script and direction, the climactic performances — including one by young singer Anny Jules –absolve the movie of most of its sins."{{cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=John|title=Preaching to the Choir|date=April 12, 2006|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/preaching-to-the-choir-1200516983/|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}

Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nor does it sermonize at the expense of entertaining. Instead, it melds gospel and hip-hop for a music-driven tale of twin brothers who reconnect."{{cite news|last=Westbrook|first=Bruce|title=Preaching to the Choir|date=April 14, 2006|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Preaching-to-the-Choir-1891934.php|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}

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