''Sextuplets'' is a 2019 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Michael Tiddes Michael Tiddes is an American film director and producer, best known for directing ''A Haunted House'' and ''A Haunted House 2''. Career In 2013, Tiddes made his feature film directing debut with the horror comedy film ''A Haunted House'', bas ...

from a screenplay by Mike Glock, Rick Alvarez and Marlon Wayans. It stars Marlon Wayans and

Bresha Webb Bresha Webb (born Breshae Renee Webb; May 6, 1984) is an American actress. She starred as Imunique Jefferson in the TV One comedy series '' Love That Girl!'' from 2010 to 2014. She later has appeared in films ''Meet the Blacks'' (2016), ''Acrimo ...

, and follows a man who sets out to find his long-lost siblings after discovering he is one of

sextuplets A multiple birth is the culmination of one multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother gives birth to two or more babies. A term most applicable to vertebrate species, multiple births occur in most kinds of mammals, with varying frequencies. Such bir ...

his mother had. The film was digitally released on

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on August 16, 2019.

Plot

An expectant father seeks his birth mother and discovers he has five other siblings born from the same pregnancy. He tries to track them down before his baby is born. He first meets with his brother Russell and the pair go on a road trip to find their other siblings. Dawn is a stripper serving time in a women's prison, Ethan is a hustler who dresses and talks like a '70s pimp, while Jasper is marked for his red hair and lighter complexion, and "Baby Pete" suffers from

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Cast

* Marlon Wayans as Alan Spellman Daniels / Russell Spellman / Dawn Spellman / Jasper Spellman / Ethan Spellman / Baby Pete Spellman / Lynette Spellman ** Spiral Jackson as Russell (body double) *

as Marie Daniels *

Molly Shannon Molly Helen Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2001. In 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ...

as Linda *

Glynn Turman Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera '' Peyton Place'' (1968–1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson ...

as Leland *

Michael Ian Black Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including ''The State'', '' Viva Variety'', '' Stella'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: F ...

as Doug *

Debbi Morgan Deborah Ann Morgan (born September 20, 1956) is an American film and television actress. She played the role of Angie Baxter–Hubbard on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' for which she was the first African-American to win the Daytime Em ...

as Janet * Grace Junot as Dr. Greenberg *

Robert Pralgo Robert Pralgo (born June 4, 1966) is an American actor. Pralgo was born in the Bronx in New York City. He graduated with a "BA Television and Film Production" at the University of Georgia in 1989. After graduation, he worked as a bartender while ...

as Dr. Theodore Williams * Jason Graham as Dr. Ellis * Jwaundace Candece as Female Guard #2

Production

In August 2018, it was announced that Marlon Wayans would star in ''Sextuplets''. In October 2018,

, and

joined the cast.

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Lazy, messy, and deeply unfunny, ''Sextuplets'' is the latest misfire from the collaborative duo of Marlon Wayans and Michael Tiddes." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 21 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

* {{Michael Tiddes English-language Netflix original films Films scored by John Debney Films directed by Michael Tiddes 2010s English-language films