Summary
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 42Audiences 55GoodWatch 49
Metascore50
Tomatometer34%
User score6.9
Letterboxd · 8 K ratings2.8/5
IMDb5.1
Audience score44%
Box office
1.5×its budget
- Budget
- $17 M
- Worldwide
- $25 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10099Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
Released
2010
August 20, 2010
16 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and drug use, 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
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more37 people
- Shad MossKevin Carson
- Brandon T. JacksonBenny
- Naturi NaughtonStacie
- Loretta DevineGrandma
- Teairra MariNikki Swayze
- Ice CubeMr. Washington
- Keith DavidSweet Tee
- Terry CrewsJimmy the Driver
Mike EppsReverend Taylor
Charlie MurphySemaj
Bill BellamyGiovanni
Gbenga AkinnagbeLorenzo
Vince GreenMalik
Malieek StraughterDeangelo
Leslie JonesTasha
Chris WilliamsDoug
Stacie DavisReporter
Danielle LewisCrowd Member (voice)
Jason WeaverRay-Ray
T-PainJunior- AMAndre MayonOfficer Ross
- D'D.J. 'Bishop' RogersCustomer
- BEBrittany EadyAttractive Lady
- TDTimfreit DraneAngry Man
Directing · 2
- Erik White Director, Story
- H.H. Cooper First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Writing · 1
- Abdul Williams Screenplay, Story
Production · 12
- Ice Cube Executive Producer
- Timothy M. Bourne Executive Producer
- Steven P. Wegner Executive Producer
- Mark Burg Producer
- Oren Koules Producer
- Broderick Johnson Producer
Camera · 1
- Patrick Cady Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Harvey Rosenstock Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
Sound · 1
- Teddy Castellucci Original Music Composer
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