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  • Held Up
  • Opened May 12, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr 40 min
  • PG-13
    explicit language, sexual situations, violence
  • It's a comedy of errors when a traveling African-American man (Jamie Foxx) makes a chance stop at a convenience store somewhere in the Southwest. A robbery is underway, a crisis situation replete with hostages, and the police make the assumption Read More
  • Cast: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, Barry Corbin, Eduardo Yañez, John Cullum, Jake Busey
  • Director: Steve Rash
  • Genres: Comedy of Errors, Crime Comedy, Comedy

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Held Up Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score 21 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    A pleasant diversion, and its makers have been smart enough to keep it...

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly |

    In the end, even Foxx is drowned out by the parade of one-note supporting...

  • 25
    Boston Globe |

    Alazy rip-off of ''Dog Day Afternoon'' that is too limp to even offend.

  • 25
    Chicago Tribune | John Petrakis

    All the principals in this cinematic mess have had moments of glory on stage...

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