Jumping the Broom
A bride and groom must navigate class friction and combustible family rivalries when their relatives collide during a wedding weekend on Martha's Vineyard.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- romantic
- date night
- wedding movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the appealing ensemble and heartfelt intentions outweighed by cliched plotting, thin writing, and an occasionally nasty tone.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sabrina and Jason's wedding brings their contrasting families together, making parental hostility and social friction the central dramatic engine.
The Watson and Taylor families clash over class background, lifestyle, and assumptions about respectability surrounding the marriage.
The film distributes its wedding-weekend conflict across Sabrina, Jason, their mothers, and supporting family members including Blythe and Shonda.
The families converge for one weekend on Martha's Vineyard, compressing class tensions, romantic uncertainty, and parental rivalry into a wedding environment.
Films like Jumping the Broom, and why
The Best Man
romantic comedy centered on clashing families, class differences, and wedding-weekend tensions
The Family Stone
ensemble romantic comedy balancing family conflict, social expectations, and heartfelt reconciliation
Our Family Wedding
wedding-centered comedy-drama with mismatched personalities, interpersonal friction, and emotional warmth
Movie Details
- Director
- Salim Akil
- Release Date
- 2011-05-06
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (223)
Cast
- Paula Patton
- Laz Alonso
- Angela Bassett
- Loretta Devine
- Meagan Good
- Tasha Smith
- Julie Bowen
- DeRay Davis
- Valarie Pettiford
- Mike Epps
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jumping the Broom about?
- A bride and groom must navigate class friction and combustible family rivalries when their relatives collide during a wedding weekend on Martha's Vineyard.
- What is Jumping the Broom like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jumping the Broom as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jumping the Broom violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Jumping the Broom.
- What did critics think of Jumping the Broom?
- Critics generally found the appealing ensemble and heartfelt intentions outweighed by cliched plotting, thin writing, and an occasionally nasty tone.
- Which films are like Jumping the Broom?
- Films with a similar feel include The Best Man, The Family Stone, and Our Family Wedding.
- How long is Jumping the Broom?
- Jumping the Broom runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jumping the Broom?
- In United States, Jumping the Broom streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
