Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
2009, English. Directed by Melissa Wade-Cutler & James A. House.
Using spirit-filled music and memorable characters like Jake, the doting son, Kelley, the insensitive daughter-in-law, Angel, the promiscuous teenager, and Mamie, the feisty crossing guard, Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child touches on issues within the community such as family dysfunction, peer pressure, substance abuse, and other pertinent matters
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 September 2009
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Regina McCrary, Mildred Summerville
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Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Which OTT platform is Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child on?
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 September 2009. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?
If you liked Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child, try Grace Unplugged, Taurus, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.
Who directed Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child (2009) was directed by Melissa Wade-Cutler and James A. House and stars Michael Lee Buie, Tracy Worth, Melvin Williams.