Summary
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+29)
Critics 29Audiences 58GoodWatch 44
Box office
6.2×its budget
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $154 M
Worldwide it earned $129 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for action movies, −9 min on the typical 108
typical 10899Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 79 more
Released
2014
January 7, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
MTV Movie & TV Awards2014
- MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo2014Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
45 people
Ice CubeJames
Kevin HartBen Barber
John LeguizamoSantiago
Bruce McGillLt. Brooks
Tika SumpterAngela
Bryan CallenMiggs
Laurence FishburneOmar
Dwayne L. BrownAngry Car Driver
Jay PharoahRunflat
Aaron SaxtonRoberto
Gary OwenCrazy Cody
Jacob LatimoreRamon
Benjamin Flores Jr.Morris the Kid
Dragoș BucurMarko
Gary WeeksDr. Cowan
Jasmine BurkeGina
David BannerPawnshop Jay
Lucius BastonBallsdeep 23
Tom WaiteSerbian Arms Dealer (uncredited)
Greg RementerMarko's Gunman- EBEric BensonMarko's Gunman
- AHAnna HouseCafeteria Lady
- JGJulie GribbleWaiver Officer
John KapBearded Biker
Directing · 2
Writing · 4
- Jason Mantzoukas Screenplay
- Phil Hay Screenplay
- Matt Manfredi Screenplay
- Greg Coolidge Screenplay, Story
Production · 9
- Chris Bender Executive Producer
- J.C. Spink Executive Producer
- Nicolas Stern Executive Producer
- Ronald G. Muhammad Executive Producer
- Ice Cube Producer
- Will Packer Producer
Camera · 3
- Larry Blanford Director of Photography
- Grady Allen Bishop Camera Car
- Josh Bleibtreu Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Craig Alpert Editor
Sound · 1
- Christopher Lennertz Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Chris Cornwell Production Design
- Todd Harris Storyboard Artist
Lighting · 1
- Daniel Riffel ICLS Gaffer
Other crew · 47
- James Payton Stunt Driver
- Hank Amos Stunts
- Rob Mars Stunts
- Carl Ciarfalio Stunt Driver
- James Logan Stunts
- Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez Stunt Driver
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