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The Players Club (1998)

The Players Club poster
Directed by
Ice Cube
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, hood film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 93 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman takes a job as a stripper to pay for college. She deals with the harsh realities of the club and its colorful characters.

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What happens

The Players Club is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ice Cube in his feature film directorial debut. In addition to Ice Cube, the film stars Bernie Mac, Monica Calhoun, Jamie Foxx, John Amos, A. J. Johnson, Alex Thomas, Charlie Murphy, Terrence Howard, Faizon Love and LisaRaye McCoy in her first starring role. This is the only movie Cube has ever directed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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