Turn It Up (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Turn It Up is an action, drama and crime film directed by Robert Adetuyi, running about 86 minutes. “How you gonna win?” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.

Who’s in it. Turn It Up stars Pras Michel as Denzel / Diamond, Ja Rule as David 'Gage' Williams, Jason Statham as Mr. B and Vondie Curtis-Hall as Cliff, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.1/10, Turn It Up has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Turn It Up page.

If you liked it. Fans of Turn It Up tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.