Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.
Soul Food has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 12 Mar 2002
Review of Soul Food (1997)
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Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
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Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
Review of Soul Food (1997)
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Review of Soul Food (1997)
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Soul Food was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 252 reviews, giving Soul Food (1997) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 91%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 72%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Soul Food than critics were.
With a score of 67%, Soul Food is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like U Turn and Private Parts.
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