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Good Deeds (2012)
For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life begins to change, however, when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a struggling single mother who works as a night janitor for his corporation and has just been evicted. He offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he's already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, he finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants.
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For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life begins to change, however, when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a struggling single mother who works as a night janitor for his corporation and has just been evicted. He offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he's already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, he finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Tyler Perry
In Theaters:2/23/2012
Box Office:$35,579,177
Runtime:129 minutes
Studio:Tyler Perry Studios, Lionsgate
Cast
Tyler Perry
Director
Tyler Perry
Wesley Deeds
Thandiwe Newton
Lindsey
Gabrielle Union
Natalie
Brian J. White
Walter Deeds
Phylicia Rashād
Wilimena Deeds
Eddie Cibrian
John Foster
Rebecca Romijn
Heidi Foster
Ylian Alfaro Snyder
Corporate Employee
Jordenn Thompson
Ariel
Ashley LeConte Campbell
Social Worker
Jamie Kennedy
Mark
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