First Sunday

Jan 11, 2008

1h 36m

★ 5.7

Keep the faith. Steal the rest.

Overview

Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.

Genres

Comedy

Action

Production Companies

Cube Vision

First Sunday Trailers

Cast

Durell

Ice Cube

Rickey

Katt Williams

LeeJohn

Tracy Morgan

Sister Doris

Loretta Devine

Deacon

Michael Beach

Judge B. Bennet Galloway

Keith David

Omunique

Regina Hall

Tianna

Malinda Williams

Pastor Arthur Mitchell

Chi McBride

Officer Eddie King

Clifton Powell

Officer D'Agostino

Nicholas Turturro

Blahka

Paul Campbell

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