Robinson is incredibly charming in this and David Allen Grier is a hoot.

| Feb 13, 2024

A strong debut effort such as this one deserves a chance to shine, and it'll be awesome to see what projects come Tina Gordon Chism's way after this promising debut effort.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 19, 2020

Modest in aspiration, Peeples is by no means a must-see movie, but it's awfully charming all the same.

Full Review | Apr 28, 2015

nothing is delved into deeper than is necessary to get to the next gag

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 18, 2013

This messy and oftentimes obnoxious comedy relies too often on cheap humor to get its points across.

| Original Score: 1.0/5 | Jun 30, 2013

It's a broad comedy about family dysfunction that provides some scattered laughs amid a story that is woefully familiar and predictable.

| Jun 12, 2013

How did they convince Kerry Washington to be in this mess? Talk about a scandal!

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 22, 2013

[Writer/director Tina Gordon Chism is ] good at low-key, observational humor, and the all-around excellent cast swings with aplomb from silly to sweet.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 17, 2013

The arch and resolution are some indication of how utterly lifeless Peeples is, both in the sense of lacking vitality and having no real connection to how people think, feel and react to situations.

| Original Score: 1/4 | May 15, 2013

Let's be honest -- harmless it may be, but bad it most certainly is.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 14, 2013

No one looks more lost in the movie than Washington, its biggest right-this-moment star.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 14, 2013

Formulaically funny, utterly familiar, fish-out-of-water story with a few absurdly engaging comedic touches.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 14, 2013

A Tyler Perry in producer-name only, 'Peeples' is an uneven comedy with a few laughs and no surprises.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 13, 2013

Craig Robinson deserves better. So do Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, and everyone else who stands before the camera in this clunker.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 13, 2013

Funny but formulaic comedy has some edgy content.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2013

Pleasant, if inane - helped along by a likable cast that's clearly having fun.

| May 13, 2013

Better than pretty much everything else associated with Tyler Perry, but that's still not saying much. A talented cast is wasted.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 12, 2013

Saves itself from a complete belly flop by its good-natured charm.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | May 11, 2013

Surely it would have been easier to shoot in Perry's home base of Atlanta, but the significant New England location places the movie at the geographical heart of America's origin story...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 10, 2013

Passably endearing despite its sometimes pronounced shortcomings.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 10, 2013