Next Friday

Next Friday (2000)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (64 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (162,786 ratings)

In this sequel to the urban comedy Friday, rap music star Ice Cube returns as Craig Jones, a streetwise man from South Central Los Angeles who has a knack for getting into trouble. This time out, Craig is still trying to outsmart neighborhood bully Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.); after Craig gets… More

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R, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Steve Carr, Don "DC" Curry
Written By
Ice Cube
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 12, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 2004
New Line Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Ernest Hardy, Film.com

    Next Friday is a truly awful film.

  • Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

    Notable chiefly for feeding a stereotype of blacks as shiftless layabouts interested mainly in recreational drugs and irresponsible sex.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    It's vulgar and raggy, but also very funny.

  • Jay Carr, Boston Globe

    One measure of its desperation and lack of respect for its audience is the frequency with which it labors to wring humor from flatulence and excrement gags.

  • Gary Dauphin, Village Voice

    Isn't quite the picture its predecessor was.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Conner R


    A half wit follow up to a semi-descent movie. When Chris Tucker won't sign up for a sequel, it's usually a bad sign. Mike Epps was a horrible addition to the cast, reducing everything to bad punchlines. While it does have some good elements, the bad certainly outweighs the… More

  • Tim S


    A decent sequel.

  • Derek D


    Probably the weakest out of the trilogy, but still not that bad. The Mexican guy is super-annoying and very stereotypical, but a break from the big-as-fuck villains like Deebo and Damon. Epps is a nice change of pace from Tucker.

  • Rachel F


    Hilarious. I think it was just as good as the first one.

  • EightThirty .


    Part 1 was better...I like the Vacuum scene, that was funny ^_^

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