The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete is a 2013 American drama film directed and co-produced by George Tillman Jr. and written by Michael Starrbury. It stars Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon in the title roles, with Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Anthony Mackie, and Jennifer Hudson in supporting roles. It follows two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.