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  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary Malibu's most wanted rapper, Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman, maintains a hip-hop lifestyle that is seriously hindering his father's bid for governor. When his dad's campaign manager tries to neutralize the "problem" and teach him a lesson about what gangsta life is really like, B-Rad proves to the player-haters that he's for real and wins the aff...

Directed By: John Whitesell

Written By: Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m

Malibu's Most Wanted

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
43
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 96 User Ratings
8.3
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Summary Malibu's most wanted rapper, Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman, maintains a hip-hop lifestyle that is seriously hindering his father's bid for governor. When his dad's campaign manager tries to neutralize the "problem" and teach him a lesson about what gangsta life is really like, B-Rad proves to the player-haters that he's for real and wins the aff...

Directed By: John Whitesell

Written By: Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
43
24% Positive
6 Reviews
64% Mixed
16 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
43
24% Positive
6 Reviews
64% Mixed
16 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews

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75
Malibu's Most Wanted mines a well-worn comedic vein, but does so with a consistent good humor and surprisingly deft touch.
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW
63
Flashes of inspiration illuminate stretches of routine sitcom material; it's the kind of movie where the audience laughs loudly and then falls silent for the next five minutes.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 96 User Ratings
8.3
80% Positive
77 Ratings
8% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 96 User Ratings
8.3
80% Positive
77 Ratings
8% Mixed
8 Ratings
11% Negative
11 Ratings

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50
Kennedy is funny, but too cartoonish to ever identify with -- Diggs and Anderson are the real stars of the show, and need more screen time.
By Luke Y. Thompson FULL REVIEW
50
A small triumph for lowered expectations.
By C.W. Nevius FULL REVIEW
50
Ultimately implodes, letting down the 'hood, hip-hoppers and Jamie Kennedy fans looking forward to his first major starring role.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
40
Amiable but not especially funny film.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
0
The film feels like a truly awful "Saturday Night Live" sketch padded out to such unholy lengths as to make "It's Pat" seems like a comic masterstroke.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Warner Bros., Karz Entertainment, Big Ticket Productions
Release Date Apr 18, 2003
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Don't be hatin'
Website http://www.malibusmostwanted.com/
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Awards

Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
BET Comedy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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