# Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

> A successful talk-show host returns to his Deep South family and discovers that old rivalries and romances are harder to outgrow than celebrity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7809

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
- Director: Malcolm D. Lee
- Cast: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Cedric the Entertainer, Nicole Ari Parker, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494652/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, warm, lazy sunday, family movie night

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