{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Bounce Back | image = File:The Bounce Back poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Youssef Delara | producer = {{Plain list| *Ray Brown *Amir Delara *Youssef Delara *Victor Teran *Shemar Moore }} | screenplay = {{Plain list| *Youssef Delara *Staci Robinson *Victor Teran }} | based_on = {{Based on|''The Bounce Back Book''|Karen Salmansohn}} | starring = <!-- PER POSTER -->{{Plain list| *Shemar Moore *Nadine Velazquez *Bill Bellamy *Sheryl Underwood *Kali Hawk }} | music = Reza Safinia | cinematography = Ben Kufrin | editing = Youssef Delara | studio = {{Plain list| *Ankle Sock & Baseball Pants *Cima Productions }} | distributor = Viva Pictures Distribution | released = {{Film date|2016|12|09|United States}} | runtime = 104 minutes<ref name=BOM/> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $3 million<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldstein|first1=Gregg|title=Latest Celebrity Kickstarter Film Fumble: Shemar Moore|url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/shemar-moore-kickstarter-film-dud-1200488295/|website=Variety|date=27 May 2013|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref> | gross = $421,404<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thebounceback.htm |title=The Bounce Back (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> }} '''''The Bounce Back''''' is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Youssef Delara and is loosely inspired by ''The Bounce Back Book'' by Karen Salmansohn.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-06 |title=The Bounce Back — Cinema & TV |url=https://www.awordwitharamide.com/cinema-tv/tag/The+Bounce+Back |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=A Word With Aramide |language=en-US}}</ref> The film stars Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez, Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood, and Kali Hawk. Viva Pictures Distribution released the film on December 9, 2016.<ref name=BOM/>
==Plot== Matthew Taylor (Shemar Moore), a father, author, and relationship expert is on a book tour promoting his new best-selling book, ''The Bounce Back''. He has everything figured out until he meets the acerbic Kristin Peralta (Nadine Velazquez), a talk show circuit therapist who is convinced that he is nothing but a charlatan. Matthew's life is turned upside down when he inadvertently falls for Kristin and faces the painful truth of his past relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2016-12-10 |title=Film Review: 'The Bounce Back' |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-bounce-back-review-1201938264/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Cast== *Shemar Moore as Matthew Taylor *Nadine Velazquez as Kristin Peralta *Bill Bellamy as Terry Twist *Sheryl Underwood as Nina *Kali Hawk as Jessica Williams *Matthew Willig as Vladamir *Michael Beach as George *Vanessa Bell Calloway as Ellen *Nishi Munshi as Haifa *Denise Boutte as Julie *Megan Stevenson as Sarah *Robinne Lee as Sam *Nadja Alaya as Aleya Taylor
==Release== ''The Bounce Back'' was released on December 9, 2016, in the United States in 615 theaters.
===Box office=== ''The Bounce Back'' was released alongside ''Office Christmas Party'' along with the wide expansions of ''Miss Sloane'' and ''Nocturnal Animals'', and was expected to gross $1.3 million from 615 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brevet|first1=Brad|title=Can 'Office Christmas Party' Topple 'Moana' for #1 at the Weekend Box Office?|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4248&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref> However, it only grossed $227,354 in its opening weekend, making it the 31st worst opening for a wide release in movie history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/worstopenings.htm?page=WRSTOPN&p=.htm|title=Worst Wide Openings}}</ref> The film grossed $321,910 in the United States and Canada and $99,494 in other territories for a worldwide total of $421,404.
==Reception== On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bounce_back |title=The Bounce Back (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|3253232}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|the_bounce_back}} * {{mojo title|thebounceback}}
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