Get Hard
An education in incarceration.
An education in incarceration.
Comedy, Crime
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2015
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When millionaire hedge fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.
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Details
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
26 Mar 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000
Revenue:
$111,800,000
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
A confused and contradictory mess.
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
30 Mar 2015
rotten:
Ferrell has stuck to the formulaic farce that made him a star, even as his roles have been shifting from antic instigator to bewildered straight man.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar 2015
rotten:
Dumb, juvenile comedy has its place when it's funny. Unfortunately, too often in Get Hard, it's not.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
27 Mar 2015
rotten:
From its juvenile double entendre title to its fascination with prison rape and homophobic humor, "Get Hard" practically announces itself as an offensive, tired and unimaginative comedy in nearly every scene.
– Richard Roeper,
Chicago Sun-Times,
27 Mar 2015
rotten:
It trucks in stereotypes (black, white, Latino, female -- the list is long) and plays clumsily with sexuality. Still, the movie's greatest and altogether familiar sin is that it's stupid.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
27 Mar 2015