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Next Friday

(2000, Rated R, Comedy, Starring Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Lazy, dumb, and misogynistic.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Extremely sexist, some issues of racism
  • Violence:

    Comic violence, including fighting and lots of guns
  • Sex:

    Raunchy
  • Language:

    Extreme
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Extreme -- smoking, drinking, and drug use very positively portrayed
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Next Friday

Parents need to know that this movie is extremely raunchy and includes just about every kind of material except for graphic violence that parents try to keep away from kids. Parents whose kids do see this movie should at least try to talk with them about the portrayal of women (either sexual predators, compliant bimbos or terrifying harridans) and minorities and drugs as a way to bond and to escape worries.

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  • Families can talk about the portrayal of women (either sexual predators, compliant bimbos or terrifying harridans) and minorities and drugs as a way to bond and to escape worries.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    raunchy movie,hilarious

    Funny as heck! Loved it.

  2. I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Not as funny as the first "Friday"

    "Next Friday" has all of your favorite characters from the original "Friday", except for Smokey (Chris Tucker), which may be why this don't have the charm of the first "Friday" movie. "Next Friday" isn't a very good comedy. The jokes aren't very good, and at times, they are so cliqued that it's hard to watch. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone but the die-hard fans of the first "Friday" movie. As for questionable content, there is lots and lots of profanity including f**k, n***a, s**t, b***h, p***y, and others. The is a fight scene near the end which is played for laughs then violence. There is a couple scenes of people smoking weed, and one feeds it to a dog (the dog is okay in the end). There is foreplay, off screen sex, characters grabbing woman's breasts, sex toys, and many characters are misogynistic.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    this movie

    this movie was great!i love all the Friday movies.this is the sequel.there is tons of language and several scenes of people smoking weed.but i don't care about that because words are just words so i don't think language should bother anyone but it does bother some people and the whole weed thing doesn't bother me because i know not to do it.this movie is good.i am 14 and i would not let anyone under 14 see it.

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