Next Friday
Seen it?2000 | 98 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 5 times its budget, but just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved 48 Hrs., start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison. But trouble soon follows and the suburbs will never be the same.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$60 million worldwide on a $11 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 160K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steve Carr
- Ice CubeCraig Jones
- Mike EppsDay-Day
- Justin PierceRoach
- John WitherspoonMr. Jones
- Don CurryUncle Elroy
- Jacob VargasJoker
- Lobo SebastianLil Joker
- Rolando MolinaBaby Joker
- Lisa RodríguezKarla
- Tommy Lister Jr.Debo