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The Bounce Back

The Bounce Back

The Bounce Back

The Bounce Back

Sometimes you have to turn the page to fall in love

2016•1h 44m•

★6.4(54 ratings)

Romance

Overview

Father, author and relationship expert, Matthew Taylor is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his new best seller, The Bounce Back. He's got it all figured out until he meets the acerbic Kristin Peralta, a talk show circuit therapist who's convinced he's nothing but a charlatan. Matthew's life is turned upside down when he inadvertently falls for Kristin and has to face painful truth of his past relationship.

Director

Writers

Youssef Delara, Victor Teran, Staci Robinson

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Main Cast

Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore

Matthew Taylor

Nadine Velazquez

Nadine Velazquez

Kristin Peralta

Bill Bellamy

Bill Bellamy

Terry Twist

Sheryl Underwood

Sheryl Underwood

Herself

Robinne Lee

Robinne Lee

Sam

Kali Hawk

Kali Hawk

Jessica Williams

Denise Boutte

Denise Boutte

Julie

Nadja Alaya

Nadja Alaya

Aleya Taylor

Michael Beach

Michael Beach

Lester

Megan Stevenson

Megan Stevenson

Sarah

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Ellen

Matthew Willig

Matthew Willig

Vladamir

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Youssef Delara

Writing

Screenplay: Youssef Delara
Screenplay: Victor Teran
Screenplay: Staci Robinson

Production

Executive Producer: Joe Arancio
Executive Producer: Michael Arrieta
Producer: Ray Brown
Producer: Amir Delara
Producer: Youssef Delara
Executive Producer: Shemar Moore

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Reza Safinia

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Ben Kufrin
Camera Operator: Ric Griffith

Editing

Editor: Youssef Delara

Art Direction

Property Master: Aaron A. Goffman

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Matt Lathrom

Keywords

therapisttalk showfatherauthorbest selling author

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Sometimes you have to turn the page to fall in love"

#2

The runtime is 104 minutes (1h 44m).

#3

The film was directed by Youssef Delara.

#4

The screenplay was written by Youssef Delara and Victor Teran.

#5

The score was composed by Reza Safinia.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Ben Kufrin.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt3253232.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

54 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Bounce Back

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG-13

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Freestyle Releasing