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Playin' for Love (2015)

NR · 2015-01-16 · 1h 24m · EN
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An arrogant high school coach has his life turned upside down when a superstar player transfers to the school and his mother tries to take over the team.

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.

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Robert TownsendDirector, WriterMichelle AmorWriterCheryl L. WestWriter

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Salli Richardson-WhitfieldSalli Richardson-WhitfieldTalisa McCoyEsai MoralesEsai MoralesPrinciple Jose MartiJennifer LewisJennifer LewisAlize GatesLawrence Hilton-JacobsLawrence Hilton-JacobsCoach Preston ReidRobert TownsendRobert TownsendCoach BanksMelyssa FordMelyssa FordBellaSteve WhiteSteve WhiteReesieBobby McGeeBobby McGeeMilton DudleyElika CrespoElika CrespoShannonMichael JacquesMichael JacquesRiley ShawSkye TownsendSkye TownsendMaya HardawayKaleina CordovaKaleina CordovaMarie head cheerleader

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What is Playin' for Love about?

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.

How long is Playin' for Love?

Playin' for Love has a runtime of 84 minutes.

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