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  • 3 Strikes
  • Opened March 1, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr. 23 min.
  • violence, language, sexual situations
  • The "three strikes and you're out" law is the basis for this comedy of errors from DJ Pooh, a hip-hop producer making his directorial debut. After his second round of prison, an African-American man is determined to stay clean and trouble-free. Read More
  • Cast: Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40, Starletta DuPois
  • Director: DJ Pooh
  • Genres: Comedy of Errors, Screwball Comedy, Crime Comedy, Comedy

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  • 38
    USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]

    Interspersed between the misogyny and flatulence jokes apparently left over...

  • 33
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Empty jokes hang heavy.

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    This is a sloppy hash of a movie, poorly directed and plotted in a way that...

  • 20
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Exuberantly rude and crude, but generally more frantic than genuinely funny.

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