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  • 2011
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  • Cross Cultural Entertainment
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Cross Cultural Entertainment
  • 1 h 12 m

Summary This documentary features Egyptian-American comedian Ahmed Ahmed, in his directorial debut, along with a host of critically acclaimed international stand-up comedians. Presented by Cross Cultural Entertainment and Cross Cultural Productions, Just Like Us exemplifies their goal of reintroducing socially relevant issues to the world in an ...

Directed By: Ahmed Ahmed

  • 2011
  • R
  • Cross Cultural Entertainment
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Cross Cultural Entertainment
  • 1 h 12 m

Just Like Us

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Summary This documentary features Egyptian-American comedian Ahmed Ahmed, in his directorial debut, along with a host of critically acclaimed international stand-up comedians. Presented by Cross Cultural Entertainment and Cross Cultural Productions, Just Like Us exemplifies their goal of reintroducing socially relevant issues to the world in an ...

Directed By: Ahmed Ahmed

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
49
33% Positive
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
6 Reviews
17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
49
33% Positive
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
6 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews

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70
Jun 11, 2011
The movie is fast, funny and light on its feet, dipping less into politics or religion than into cultural quirks and characteristics.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 6, 2011
Funny, thoughtful and, with its quasi-travelogue voiceover by helmer-comedian Ahmed Ahmed, best suited for a cable outlet that won't cut the vulgarity upon which so much depends.
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60
Jun 9, 2011
A laudable if lightweight argument for broader minds and thicker skins.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 7, 2011
The result is not so much a documentary as an engaging, if didactic, travelogue with embedded yuks.
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50
Jun 16, 2011
Though it's only 72 minutes, by the time it's over, you'll be ready for it to end. Still, as a glimpse of the Arab world right before the Arab Spring, this documentary may be of some lasting interest.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
42
Jun 9, 2011
The key mistake was Ahmed's choice to direct it himself; it's promotional when it might be revealing of impasses (and commonalities) between cultures and the complex tactics comedians use to address it.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
25
Jun 5, 2011
Rather than a mature, multifaceted approach, the director's portraits of Dubai, Beirut, Riyadh, and Cairo are heavy on still-photo montages comprised primarily of smiling young people and spontaneous encounters with random jokesters.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cross Cultural Entertainment
Release Date Jun 10, 2011
Duration 1 h 12 m
Rating R
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Tagline A modern generation coming of age.
Website http://www.justlikeusthemovie.com/
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