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  • Opened April 16, 1999 | Runtime:1 hr. 48 min.
  • R
    explicit language, mild violence
  • Set in Harlem in 1932, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence star in this comedy about doing a life sentence in prison. Comedy? Framed for a murder they didn't commit, the two must learn to get along with life in a southern work camp; even after 55 Read More
  • Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac
  • Director: Ted Demme
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Tragi-comedy, Prison Film, Buddy Film

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  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    We have been treated to something we normally would never get in a prison...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | John Anderson

    Gracefully bittersweet and balanced. [16 April 1999, Calendar, p.F-1]

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie is ribald, funny and sometimes sweet, and well acted by Murphy,...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Elvis Mitchell

    Lawrence and Murphy make an entertaining team. And they are surrounded by a...

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