Talk to Me (2007)

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The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

• Released: 2007-07-13
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 136 votes

Directed by Kasi Lemmons.

Top cast

• Don Cheadle as Petey Greene
• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Dewey Hughes
• Bruce McFee as Prison Sign-In Guard
• Mike Epps as Milo Hughes
• Peter MacNeill as Warden Cecil Smithers
• Adam Gaudreau as Escorting Guard
• Taraji P. Henson as Vernell Watson
• Cedric the Entertainer as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
• Martin Sheen as E.G. Sonderling
• J. Miles Dale as Program Director

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Talk to Me

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, ALLBLK Apple TV channel, ALLBLK Amazon channel ; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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