Fist Fight

Name: Fist Fight
Genre: Comedy
Released: February 17, 2017
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Charlie Day, Christina Hendricks, Ice Cube, Jillian Bell, Kumail Nanjiani

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: February 17, 2017 | R

Starring: Charlie Day, Christina Hendricks, Ice Cube, Jillian Bell, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracy Morgan

Summary: On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague,On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.… Expand

Director: Richie Keen

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Jordon Hoffman

Feb 16, 2017

It’s rare that a movie with so many F-bombs and drawings of male reproductive organs has such a witty Ken Burns gag. Fist Fight is a knockout. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Feb 16, 2017

For much of its fast-paced running time, the film, which involves an after-school fight between two polar-opposite teachers, is just amusing enough to make up for its sheer preposterousness. Read full review

Jordan Farley

Mar 6, 2017

C+ gags and D- supporting characters sabotage the final grade, but a perma-livid Cube is the star pupil and the brutal playground punch-up doesn’t disappoint. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Feb 15, 2017

The fact is that moviegoers deserve a better class of comedy, or at least movies that aren’t composed of one part recycled three-act filler and one part vamping. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 16, 2017

There’s little tension or comic build-up. Read full review

Peter Travers

Feb 17, 2017

Charlie Day owns one of the highest-pitched male squeaks in the business and he puts it to hilarious use on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I could watch him in anything – but Fist Fight is pushing it, given that's it's always raining a storm of comic clichés that quickly drowns any semblance of audience goodwill. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Feb 16, 2017

Had I been attending Fist Fight as a non-critic, any number of scenes might well have catapulted me out of my seat and out the door. Read full review

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crafty7

Feb 25, 2017

SOOOOO MCFREAKING FUNNY i want to go watch this **** again. all these bozos with their negative reviews are stupit. go watch this movie i'd pay real green dollars to go see it again

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Bethani_Eskridg

Feb 18, 2017

This review is being written by Bethani Eskridge.I believe student on student bulling has decreased in the school systems due to behavioral units within the school systems. Most students that physically bully have limited timing in the classrooms or have been eliminated from the classroom. IThis review is being written by Bethani Eskridge.I believe student on student bulling has decreased in the school systems due to behavioral units within the school systems. Most students that physically bully have limited timing in the classrooms or have been eliminated from the classroom. I am aware of this because I use to work as a Teacher assistant for Randy Wood in the Jessamine County School Systems back in 2013-2014. However bullying has not been eliminated in the schools anymore. It has now come to teachers bullying students mentally. I know because my daughter is being bullied by a teacher that picks favorites. I think there should be 2 teachers in each classroom one teacher that knows signs of mental abusers and one that is the abuser. I think the teacger that mentally abuses students should be parented by the teacher who knows signs of mental abusers(people who show love for there favorite students and show petty discipline to students that they don't like) I think this movie could be a good solution to eliminate bullying in schools between teacher on student abuse. For more facts and evidence on my reasoning. This could also help teach and entertain students on different types of adults in the world and which ones to seek help from and which ones to stay away from. For more facts and evidence on my reasons you can email me at beth061791@aol.com. Boolean MySQLi… Expand

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C3realkillah

Feb 28, 2017

Fist fight was a fun movie. It was clever if a bit juvenile, hilarious all the way through, and very well acted with the actors all having fun with their roles. In a few ways it reminded me of 21 jump Street with the school setting and comedy, which is a great thing for a comedy. It'sFist fight was a fun movie. It was clever if a bit juvenile, hilarious all the way through, and very well acted with the actors all having fun with their roles. In a few ways it reminded me of 21 jump Street with the school setting and comedy, which is a great thing for a comedy. It's nowhere near as bad as some critics are saying and it's not afraid to get dirty and over the top when it needs to which I also really appreciate in comedies. Overall it was a fun watch especially the scene s with Charlie day and ice cube as they defintely steal the show and make it an entertaining fun watch. If you like comedy movies that aren't afraid to take chances with both comedy and dialogue as well as clever scenes (ice cube's character story rumours was a fun bit) I'd say you would more than likely enjoy this movie. If anything it's a good laugh and has fun with itself and I enjoyed this fistfight 8/10… Expand

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bfoore90

Jun 9, 2017

Fun movie if you can suspend your disbelief enough to sit through it. Plot breaks no new ground which means you basically know what youre getting as soon as you walk in to it. Ice Cube and Charlie Day were great at playing extensions of themselves and theres alot of laughs to be had wheneverFun movie if you can suspend your disbelief enough to sit through it. Plot breaks no new ground which means you basically know what youre getting as soon as you walk in to it. Ice Cube and Charlie Day were great at playing extensions of themselves and theres alot of laughs to be had whenever either of them are on screen.… Expand

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iCronic

Aug 7, 2017

It's not terrible; Charlie Day and Jillian Bell are pretty funny. The director also directed multiple It's always sunny in Philadelphia episodes so you got some of this type of humor in here

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EpicLadySponge

Feb 17, 2017

If you're looking forward to see Fist Fight, go look somewhere else for it because it is not here and nothing is great about this film. It comes to the point where movies like these only exist for the heavy benefit of money.

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Stringer360

Mar 17, 2017

So trying to review this film without spoilers is pretty difficult, however I'm up for the challenge, mainly because I'm pretty sure I can write more entertaining and witty dialogue then I was given in this film. To say that it was a poor film is an understatement, it's like the producersSo trying to review this film without spoilers is pretty difficult, however I'm up for the challenge, mainly because I'm pretty sure I can write more entertaining and witty dialogue then I was given in this film. To say that it was a poor film is an understatement, it's like the producers asked there writers to write the most bland script and then they shat all over it. I mean this both literally and figuratively of course in this film I'm pretty sure the teachers nor pupils would know the meaning of the two terms. However I digress from my review. So lets talk about the acting, while bland is the best description I can use for all the actors in this film, I must give some credit to Icecube, it seemed quite clear in this film that he didn't really want to be there either, sadly I do think its a downward slope for him, after his last few films have been generally panned. As for the rest of the actors, I can't really say much as I really didn't notice them, they were just bland and boring, recycling the same shock comedy as Monty python (just without the funny bits). In terms of set I will be honest in saying it was well designed and made me feel like I was in a school, granted that the continuity editor may have missed some bits, but it's a forgivable mistake.... it's not like they are on $150,000+ per year or anything?? Oh wait, my bad that's exactly true, lucky them, if I made as many mistakes as them then I wouldn't have a job anymore. Sadly I can't tell you how the film ended, as much as I wish I could to save you a lot of time and money, I left the cinema before the film ended as I simply couldn't take any more of it. In the first time in over 10years a film has been that god-awful that I walked out on it! So that's my review of the film without giving away spoilers, personally I wish I could as it would save you, but in my opinion it should have been a straight to DVD or Netflix original and not disgraced the big screen.… Expand

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