College Road Trip
Seen it?2008 | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Action, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. 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, action fans and families. If you loved The Blues Brothers, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
5.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
4 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$52 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roger Kumble
- Martin LawrenceChief James Porter
- Raven-SymonéMelanie Porter
- Kym WhitleyMichelle
- Brenda SongNancy Carter
- Margo HarshmanKatie
- Donny OsmondDoug Greenhut
- Molly EphraimWendy
- Will SassoDeputy O'Mally
- Geneva CarrMrs. O'Mally
- Lucas GrabeelScooter