Summary
Two female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 28Audiences 46GoodWatch 38
Metascore33
Tomatometer22%
Audience score58%
IMDb4.7
Letterboxd · 21 K ratings2.3/5
User score3.4
Box office
93%of its budget back
- Budget
- $29 M
- Worldwide
- $27 M
Worldwide it made back $27 M of the $29 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −17 min on the typical 100
typical 10083Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 42 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
+32Released
2020
January 9, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- 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
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 27 more46 people
- Tiffany HaddishMia Carter
- Rose ByrneMel Paige
- Salma Hayek PinaultClaire Luna
- Karan SoniJosh Tinker
- Jacob LatimoreHarry
- Billy PorterBarrett
- Jimmy O. YangRon
- Ryan HansenGreg
Jennifer CoolidgeSydney
Jessica St. ClairKim
Natasha RothwellJill
Ari GraynorAngela
Lisa KudrowShay Whitmore
Caroline ArapoglouBrook
Brittany GuessEllie
Melissa Saint-AmandJess
Emma CoulterPostmates Delivery Person
Katie ParkerReceptionist
Veronica Merrell-BurrissLola
Vanessa MerrellLayla- DADestiny AdamsBest Friend
Kaleb LankfordWaiter
Catherine CarlenAunt Margo- AGAnna Grace DavidsonTeen Tess
Directing · 4
- Miguel Arteta Director
- Richard L. Fox First Assistant Director
- Amber Harley Script Supervisor
- Emily McGovern Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Adam Cole-Kelly Writer, Screenplay
- Sam Pitman Screenplay, Writer
- Danielle Sanchez-Witzel Story
Production · 10
- Tiffany Haddish Executive Producer
- Nicolas Stern Executive Producer
- Marc Evans Producer
- Joel Zadak Producer
- Itay Reiss Producer
- Peter Principato Producer
Camera · 1
- Jas Shelton Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jay Deuby Editor
Sound · 3
- Christophe Beck Original Music Composer
- Daniel S. McCoy Sound
- Tara Blume Foley Artist
Art · 6
- Theresa Guleserian Production Design
- Shanna Worsham Set Decoration
- Jason Sweers Graphic Designer
- Adam Miller Assistant Property Master
- Katrina Rice Property Master
- Brittany Upchurch Set Decoration Buyer
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Sekinah Brown Costume Design
- Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Anna Majewska Hairstylist
- Jeremy Dell Makeup Artist
- Misa Aikawa Makeup Artist
- Priya Maharaj Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Iván Jesús Herrera Lighting Programmer
Other crew · 7
- Alan D'Antoni Stunt Coordinator
- Steven Ritzi Stunt Coordinator
- Phedra Syndelle Stunt Double
- Jwaundace Candece Stunts
- Riley Flanagan Set Production Assistant
- Sarah Irwin Stunt Double
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