Trapped in the Closet
2005 · 3 seasons · 33 eps · Drama
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Trapped in the Closet on the Independent Film Channel (IFC), starring Grammy-winner R. Kelly as Sylvester, is one of the most unusual creative endeavors in recent history. Originally aired in 2005 and 2007 as a series of 22 short videos, Trapped in the Closet is now available in its entirety. Perhaps the first R&B operetta artist ever, R. Kelly takes us through a musical soap opera of the lives of Sylvester, his wife Gwendolyn (Cat Wilson), and an ever-increasing circle of community members connected in some way to the couple. Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, there are surprises at every turn. While maintaining a single melody and rhyme scheme throughout, R. Kelly masterfully weaves a tale of love and deceit, complete with cut scenes, dream sequences, and flashbacks. To add to the fun, Kelly plays several roles himself, including a narrator in an angelic white suit, a holy roller preacher, and an unrepentant pimp.
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★ 10.02007
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★ 8.21974
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★ 8.02007
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Trapped in the Closet is a rap opera by American R&B singer R. Kelly. Written and produced by Kelly, the series tells a story of a one-night stand which sets off a chain of events, gradually revealing a greater web of lies, sex, and deceit.
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★ 7.52002
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★ 7.22019
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★ 7.02018
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Benjamin Zand investigates the bizarre and disturbing allegations surrounding the sex life of the U.S. R&B star, including accusations of holding women against their will at his home in Atlanta and running a degrading 'sex cult'.
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★ 6.81996
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★ 6.82005
MovieMusicCrime
Sylvester wakes up in a married woman’s bed, and the husband is on his way home, and they get caught, but the husband has secrets of his own, and it all kind of explodes from there, with more characters being introduced, and everyone is sleeping with everyone, and there are a billion secrets and twists and cliffhangers, and also it’s a musical where R. Kelly voices every character.
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★ 6.42007
MovieMusicCrime
The second half of R. Kelly's unfinished hip hop opera
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