''With This Ring'' is an American romantic

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television film that aired on Lifetime in 2015. Written and directed by

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, it stars

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, Jill Scott and

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. Stewart adapted the script from the 2006 novel ''The Vow'' by

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, Angela Burt-Murray and Mitzi Miller.

Plot

Trista, a career-driven talent agent, has not gotten over her commitment-phobic ex; gossip columnist Viviane is still in love with the father of her son; and struggling actress Amaya will do anything to sabotage the marriage of her boyfriend. The three friends decide to make a vow to get married within a year after attending the wedding of their best friend.

Cast

as Trista Miller * Jill Scott as Viviane Rhimes *

as Amaya *

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as Elise Johnson * Stephen Bishop as Nate Adamson *

Jason George Jason Winston George (born February 9, 1972) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Sunset Beach'', as J.T. Hunter on the UPN television sitcom ''Eve'', as Dr. Otis Cole ...

as Shawn * Harold House Moore as Terrance Robb *

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as Keith * Brian White as Damon * John Lawrence Long as Cory * Aswan Harris as Jeffery * Kyle Carthens as William Branford Johnson *

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as Mikiko *

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as Kitty

Reception

''With This Ring'' was one of the five most-viewed film on Lifetime that year. It was a cable ratings success particularly among women. Stewart was nominated for two awards at the 47th NAACP Image Awards for ''With This Ring'', Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) and Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television).

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* African-American comedy films American romantic comedy films Films shot in Cleveland 2010s female buddy films Films based on American novels Films based on romance novels 2015 television films 2015 films 2015 romantic comedy films 2010s American films {{2010s-romantic-comedy-film-stub