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2016
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 34 m

2016
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 34 m

Summary The Black family is getting out of Chicago in hopes of a better life. After Carl Black (Mike Epps) comes into some unexpected funds, he takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Carl, his wife Lorena (Zulay Henao), son Carl Jr., daughter Allie Black (Bresha Webb) and cousin Cronut (Lil Duval) pack up...

Directed By: Deon Taylor

Written By: Nicole DeMasi, Deon Taylor

2016
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 34 m

2016
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 34 m

Meet the Blacks

Metascore Generally Unfavorable

26

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 602 User Ratings

7.3

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Summary The Black family is getting out of Chicago in hopes of a better life. After Carl Black (Mike Epps) comes into some unexpected funds, he takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Carl, his wife Lorena (Zulay Henao), son Carl Jr., daughter Allie Black (Bresha Webb) and cousin Cronut (Lil Duval) pack up...

Directed By: Deon Taylor

Written By: Nicole DeMasi, Deon Taylor

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews

0% Positive
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25% Mixed
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75% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews

0% Positive
0 Reviews

25% Mixed
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75% Negative
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Apr 1, 2016

Meet the Blacks is an asinine film (though with a kernel of seriousness) but whenever it feels like it is running out of steam, something strange and surreal will happen to elevate it above a typical spoof movie.

By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

Apr 1, 2016

It’s more like an extremely confusing and sloppily written chunk of Purge fan-fiction—a tortured use of another movie’s absurd mythology to help make muddled quasi-satirical points, while indulging the apparently fail-safe punchline of saying the word “purge” about once a minute.

By Jesse Hassenger FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 602 User Ratings

66% Positive
400 Ratings

28% Mixed
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5% Negative
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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 602 User Ratings

66% Positive
400 Ratings

28% Mixed
171 Ratings

5% Negative
31 Ratings

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Mixed Reviews
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May 5, 2017

I don't know, it wasn't awful and it had a few laughs and made me chuckle a few times. It would have been better if it would have done more with its material than make cliche racial jokes and the actors looked like they cared.

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Lukedabadass267

Aug 27, 2016

Is it dumb? Yes! Is it funny? Not really but all spoof movies aren't really funny I liked it apart from the racist jokes with the Kkk being in it if you like spoofs and you like the purge u could maybe enjoy this

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Apr 4, 2016

Even by the standards of raunchy, comic spoofs, director and co-writer Deon Taylor’s film feels especially scattered.

By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 1, 2016

A wrongheaded, utterly incompetent, and nearly laugh-free satire.

By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Apr 1, 2016

Please, the Purge is already bad enough. This one's trying to be the comedy-friendly version of the Purge... which is completely (not) horrifying. Please save your brain at your house before going to the theaters to see this.

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TheBlackMesseng

Apr 3, 2016

The Movie Is So bad. No Acting Plus Mike Tyson is not an Actor . He is Just a Hateful person and due to recent comments he made about Boxer Manny Pacquiao and President Obama. Double standard i think this be the last movie with him featured in it. Due to his **** conviction Tyson is banned to travel to some countries so it is very interesting for him to be in this Movies and critique the current president. Did Tyson really cared about the feelings of the woman he ****. Lets not forget about Mike Tyson who supports Donald Trump and Tyson made very bad comments about president Obama to. I wouldnt pay the bootleg guy at the beauty shop $5 for that movie. To bad he didnt retire with Grace and SILENCE.

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Apr 1, 2016

The movie for the average middle american and the depressed city masses that will watch anything Sandler churns out. Also the title strikes me as an SJW fodder.

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Sep 30, 2022

The “black spoof” genre continues with yet another entry sure to empty the wallets of any black person eager to hear the regurgitation of their victimhood world view.

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Sep 6, 2016

This movie is painfully bad and everything about this movie is just god damn awful. Awful actors, awful script, unfunny, very cliche, and worst of all it's super racist. It relies too much on offensive humor to make you laugh but mostly it will probably just irritates you because of how bad the humor is delivered.

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Production Company Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG), McIntosh Films

Release Date Apr 1, 2016

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

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Tagline Just when you thought it was safe to move to Beverly Hills...

Website http://facebook.com/meettheblacks

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