Underplayed Gems

Barbershop (2002)

Barbershop poster
Directed by
Tim Story
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 543 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This comedy follows a day in the life at a barbershop on Chicago's South Side. The barbers and customers argue about life, money, and relationships while dealing with the owner's plan to sell the shop.

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What happens

Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy-drama film and the first installment in the Barbershop series directed by Tim Story and written by Mark Brown, Don D. Scott and Marshall Todd, from a story by Brown. It was produced by George Tillman Jr., Robert Teitel and Brown. The film stars Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Keith David and Cedric the Entertainer. Its plot revolves around the social life in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago. The film was released on September 13, 2002, by MGM Distribution Co. under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer label. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $77 million worldwide. A sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, was released on February 6, 2004, with the original cast returning without director Story, and a third installment, Barbershop: The Next Cut, was released on April 15, 2016, and was directed by Malcolm D. Lee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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