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  • Bamboozled
  • Opened October 6, 2000 | Runtime:2 hr 15 min
  • violence and frequent coarse language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • A blistering satire of network television's pitfalls and prejudices, a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer's stunning rise and tragic downfall. Pierre Delacroix, a young, Harvard-educated man, who Read More
  • Cast: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport
  • Director: Spike Lee
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Media Satire

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Bamboozled Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score 50 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    Guaranteed to inspire, antagonize and divide his (Lee's) audience.

  • 70
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    What the movie lacks in clarity, it makes up for in honesty, toughness,...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Spike Lee has grabbed a tiger by the tail in his scabrously risky new comedy,...

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Nothing Lee has done is as flashy or as mucked up as Bamboozled.

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