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Louis Gossett Jr, Vivica A. Fox, Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Leon ... see more see more... , Paula Jai Parker , Roger Guenveur Smith , Clifton Davis , Johnnie Hobbs Jr. , Karen Vicks , Richard Gant , Mya Harrison , Patti LaBelle

A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director Bill Duke. Valerie Maas (Aunjanue Ellis) is a God-fearing housewife and artist who one day finds herself ... read more read more...in a situation she never imaged possible -- being questioned on murder charges by no-nonsense police detective Hicks (Lou Gossett Jr.) and Simmons (Clifton Davis), a district attorney eager to close this case. As Valerie repeatedly insists she's not a murderer, she tells the story of the last several months of her life. Valerie's husband, Dutch (Razaaq Adoti), is a psychiatrist with a practice in Atlanta who was offered a high-paying job by his old friend Monica (Paula Jai Parker), who works at a hospital in Philadelphia. Dutch takes the job and Valerie dutifully follows, and as she seeks solace in the women's support group at local church, Dutch spends more and more time with drug-abusing Monica, her wealthy but disinterested husband, Kevin (Roger Guenveur Smith), and obsessively womanizing musician Ryan Chambers (Leon). As Valerie's marriage begins to fall apart, she suspects her husband is being unfaithful, but she's shocked to discover the truth is more complicated than she imagined. Cover also stars Vivica A. Fox, Patti LaBelle, and Mya Harrison. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Bill Duke

Release Date: October 1, 2007

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DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008

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  • Gx7
    December 12, 2008
    Gx7
    Cover is a pretty good film that everyone should try to watch atleast once in their life.




    Although they chose to portray the issues within the black community, I thought they did a good ... read morejob in conveying their message of social awareness to the public.

    In real life, the issues that the movie tackles arent confined within the black community, its happening everywhere, married or just going out, how well do you really know the person your sleeping with? How about the one youre going out with? Okay, you might say that it sounds like a "relationship movie", well its not. Its actually like pizza, its got a little bitta this n that. Oh, just go ahead and watch it already!!!

    On other things, some might get turned off with it because of the ff:

    1. the very lame plot/synopsis written for the movie
    2. Religious context
    3. Stupid reviews written by other people, most especially when its being compared to Brokeback Mountain.... theyre sooo off the point..

    To do the movie some justice, I assure you that watching this isnt the same as reading that lame plot, and although some people prefer to *ahem* veer away from the preachy religious typa movies, well.. okay it might have some scenes where its all about being good and some of the characters try to preach the other about God, but if you actually look carefully, you might see how conflicted we are as human beings (and how hypocritical we might be because of our opinions and beliefs)

    Genres: Drama / Mystery
    Directed by: Bill Duke
  • superstar0073
    June 24, 2009
    superstar0073
    Lord somebody bones dun fell OUT!!!!! I LIKE THIS MOVIE....FOR ALL THE LOW DOWN DIRTY MEN AND YOU TOO FREAKY WOMEN....LOL
  • gapproduction
    April 22, 2009
    gapproduction
    This movie is very powerful, thought provoking and makes you think about REALITY. BILL DUKE is an amazing producer and director I admire his work and productions he is a part of... Gregory D. Anderson jr, www.gregspeaks.net or www.myspace.com/gregspeaks
  • kaylacopes
    September 10, 2008
    kaylacopes
    this movie was excellent! everyone should see this movie! it tackles real issues that are around today.
  • kendar9093
    June 19, 2008
    kendar9093
    *Sigh* Not a bad film, but not really a good one either. The low budget is very apparent. The film has a big surprise..........and it is a surprise (especially if you've never heard of this film), but I don't need to see this again.
  • latashamcurtis
    June 18, 2008
    latashamcurtis
    WOW! I really don't know how to even rate this movie. I'm still shaking from it. My friend brought it for me to see because she knows how I'm a sucker for a good movie, but this one almost leaves me speechless! I didn't see it coming. I absolutely missed ALLLLLLL the signs..... read more.and that's rare. Wow!

    Okay, on the one hand, I want to give 5 stars because of the "Cover" (or plot), but on the other hand, it's jacking with my moral-ometer and my woman-ometer.

    I'm soooooo feeling Valerie's character throughout the entire movie. I felt her with every step, every action, every reaction! It would definitely take God to help me handle a situation like hers, that's for sure, because without Him, Monica and Charlotte's shoes would be easy to try on for ALMOST any woman. Wow!

    (An example of how you can love someone and have a BUNCH of OTHER emotions going on too, but can love outweigh them ALL?)

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Critic Reviews

Carrie Rickey
February 28, 2008
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Cover is a social-problem film without a solution. While not of the first rank, its inventory of Philadelphia's hot restaurants and cool sights is an occasion for civic pride. Full Review

Peter Debruge
February 26, 2008
Peter Debruge, Variety

Director Bill Duke aims for social awareness, but delivers second-rate melodrama instead. Full Review

Frank Scheck
February 26, 2008
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

A perfect storm of movie badness.

Lou Lumenick
February 22, 2008
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Would be a candidate for the year's most unintentionally funny movie so far - if it weren't also the most homophobic. Full Review

Jeannette Catsoulis
February 22, 2008
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

The flesh is weak but the spirit is indestructible in Cover, a ham-fisted morality tale.

Amy Nicholson
February 22, 2008
Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine

Approached as comedy, Cover is a riot. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
February 22, 2008
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

So overwrought that it quickly crosses the line into unintentionally funny and never recovers. Full Review

Geoff Berkshire
February 21, 2008
Geoff Berkshire, Metromix.com

Entertaining in a way the filmmakers probably weren't intending. Full Review

Chuck Wilson
February 21, 2008
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly

Duke appears to be aiming for a Tyler Perry-style mix of the taboo and the saintly, but his touch is so leaden that one ends up giggling, not weeping. Full Review

Kam Williams
February 19, 2008
Kam Williams, NewsBlaze

A cinematic disaster which attempts to address a pressing social issue, but only fails miserably in the process. Full Review

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