# Idlewild (2006)

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**Runtime**: 121 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Music
**Directed by**: Bryan Barber
**Written by**: Bryan Barber
**Starring**: André 3000, Big Boi, Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, Faizon Love, Malinda Williams

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You play piano in a Prohibition-era speakeasy, but gangsters threaten to take over, and the club's fate hangs in the balance, the director's stylized vision unfolds.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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