Undercover Brother

Name: Undercover Brother
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: May 31, 2002
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis, Denise Richards, Eddie Griffin

2002

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 31, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Aunjanue Ellis, Denise Richards, Eddie Griffin

Summary: A live-action comedy based on Urban Media's popular website series.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

Genre(s): Action, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 86 min

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Marcus D. Russell

See this film and laugh your ass off, and in between your tears of joy learn the true cause of racial and ethnic division. Read full review

Shawn Levy

It's a goofball of a movie and a throwaway, but it's also completely free of self-import and the slightest hint of sentiment -- a perfect light entertainment that's guaranteed to launch itself as a franchise.

Nathan Rabin

The rare popcorn movie that delivers. High-spirited and kinetic, it's the most endearingly goofy low comedy since "How High." Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Malcolm Lee's brilliant documentary about American race relations. Read full review

Jami Bernard

Satires like this tend to throw a lot of stuff at the wall, and in Undercover Brother, a surprising amount sticks.

William Arnold

Griffin & Co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous, several of the gag sequences are hilariously imaginative and there's something almost deliciously liberating in the film's determination to make good-natured fun of what previously has been a very sacred movie cow. Read full review

Renee Graham

Tries to wring laughs from just about every dusty stereotype about blacks and whites imaginable. But it's all cheap, lazy, and unoriginal. Read full review

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jseph1234

Nov 20, 2016

One of my favorite movies of all-time. The way it portray a Solid black man as a Funky James Bond is just OUTRAGEOUSLY Excellent! Love looking at Denise Richards lovely ass as a NICE bonus!

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L-dogStah

Sep 29, 2005

Undercover Brother is da bomb. Get it on DVD. On first viewing, you'll probably miss some of the jokes, as they are very subtle, but multiple screenings will reveal even more laughs! Eddie Griffin does a fantastic job leading a briliiant cast including Dave Chapelle, Chris Kattan and Undercover Brother is da bomb. Get it on DVD. On first viewing, you'll probably miss some of the jokes, as they are very subtle, but multiple screenings will reveal even more laughs! Eddie Griffin does a fantastic job leading a briliiant cast including Dave Chapelle, Chris Kattan and even a chameo from James Brown. If you are the type that enjoys light-hearted comedies, such as Deuce Bigalow and Wedding Crashers, you'll fall in love with Undercover Brother.… Expand

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ourtimehascome

Nov 13, 2017

Undercover Brother contains a lot of the same tropes as an all-black Austin Powers spin-off, which isn't surprising considering it shares the same screenwriter. But disregarding the obvious cliches, viewers can find an honest racial underpinning essential to the comedic action.

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imthenoob

Jan 15, 2021

I really didn't expect to like it at all but then found myself constantly watching it time and time again. And what really elevates it is that the cast just works so well with one another, they all bought into what the story was and it simply worked.

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