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Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

TV Movie · Romance · Drama · 2000

A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

Movie details

Disappearing Acts

“Real love. Real life.”

2000 TV Movie · Romance · Drama 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Disappearing Acts?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Written by

Lisa Jones

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

Zora Banks

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Franklin Swift

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Vinney

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Moving Man

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Jimmy

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Portia

Lisa Arrindell

Lisa Arrindell

Claudette

Court is in session

Put Disappearing Acts on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.