Keke Palmer made her big-screen debut in the 2004 American comedy film ‘Barbershop 2: Back in Business’ directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film was well-received by critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $66 million on an $18–30 million budget. In 2006, she played the role of ‘Akeelah Anderson’ in the American drama film ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ directed by Doug Atchison. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $19 million on a budget of $6–8 million. Palmer also bagged several awards, including the ‘Black Reel Award’ and ‘NAACP Image Award’ for her performance in the film. The following year, she appeared in the Renny Harlin-directed American thriller film ‘Cleaner.’ The film holds a 17% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2008, she starred as ‘Jasmine Plummer’ in the American comedy-drama sports film ‘The Longshots’ directed by Fred Durst. The film opened to a mixed critical reception and failed to perform at the box office. The same year, she joined the main cast of the American teen sitcom ‘True Jackson, VP’ as ‘True Jackson.’ The series ran for 3 seasons and went off-air in 2011. Palmer also won the ‘BET Award’ along with 4 ‘NAACP Image Awards’ for her portrayal of True Jackson in the show.
She next starred in television films and series like ‘The Cleveland Show’ (2010), ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ (2011), ‘Winx Club’ (2011-2015), ‘Abducted: The Carlina White Story’ (2012), and ‘Rags’ (2012). In 2012, she voiced ‘Peaches’ in the American computer-animated adventure comedy film ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier. Even though the film received mixed reviews from critics, it performed well at the box office and grossed over $879.7 million on a budget of $95 million. She was next seen in films and television series such as ‘Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure’ (2013), ‘Animal’ (2014), ‘Imperial Dreams’ (2014), ‘Scream Queens’ (2015-2016), ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ (2016), ‘Berlin Station’ (2017-2019), ‘Scream: Resurrection’ (2019), ‘Strahan, Sara and Keke’ (2019-2020), ‘2 Minutes of Fame’ (2020), ‘Insecure’ (2021), ‘Alice’ (2022), and ‘Lightyear’ (2022). Palmer was last seen in the 2022 American neo-Western science fiction horror film ‘Nope’ directed by Jordan Peele. The film opened to a mixed reception but managed to gross over $170.8 million on a budget of $68 million.
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Joyful Noise is a musical comedy drama film which revolves around Rose, a woman who is appointed as the new director of a choir. She takes control of the choir using traditional Gospel style, and this brings her at odds with Sparrow, the previous director’s widow. Sparrow disagrees that this is how their choir should perform at the national competition. When children get involved in the choir, the rivalry heats up further.
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Five friends, Alissa, Matt, Jeff, Mandy and Sean arrive at the forest for a hiking trip. Jeff tries to find a waterfall that he and his sister Alissa used to visit as kids along with their father. On the way, however, they encounter a woman's dead body as well as the monster who had killed her. It begins to chase them. They soon spot a cabin in the distance, but Jeff is killed before they could reach it. Although the other four reach the cabin safely, they are unaware of the fate that awaits them.
Scrat's obsessive pursuit of the acorn causes continental break up leading to Manny, Diego, Sid and Granny separating from their family. They sail across the sea on their iceberg-turned-ship and come across cruel pirates headed by Captain Gutt who wants to enslave them. Will Manny and rest ever be reunited with their families?
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