She Hate Me (2004)
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19% of critics liked it
(100 reviews) -
59% of users liked it
(7,689 ratings)
Directed by Spike Lee, She Hate Me follows John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie), who is fired from a posh job in biotechnology after informing the proper authorities of some sketchy business dealings from within the company. Unemployed and desperate for some quick cash, Jack… More Directed by Spike Lee, She Hate Me follows John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie), who is fired from a posh job in biotechnology after informing the proper authorities of some sketchy business dealings from within the company. Unemployed and desperate for some quick cash, Jack accepts a strange offer -- his ex-girlfriend Fatima (Kerry Washington) says she will pay him generously if he successfully impregnates her. Once word gets out among the lesbian community, Jack is inundated with requests, and is initially quite happy with his new direction in life. However, things -- as they are wont to do -- get complicated. There's his former employer, who is actively trying to pin the blame for their wrongdoings on his shoulders, for one thing, and it isn't long before the moral implications of his life as a sperm donor come to the forefront. The film co-stars John Turturro, Ellen Barkin, Woody Harrelson, Monica Bellucci, and Q-Tip. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Directed By
- Spike Lee
- Written By
- Spike Lee, Michael Genet
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 28, 2004 Limited
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
Critic Reviews
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
If you're truly adventurous in your movie-going and fed up with movies that play by the numbers, play it safe and come with audience-fawning reassurances, then She Hate Me just might be the harsh cinematic tonic you crave.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Succeeds in finding something to offend almost everybody.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
A misshapen and sometimes sorry affair that aims for satire, without always being clear about what it's attempting to satirize.
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
[Lee's] most muddled message movie to date.
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Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Lee presumably had two ideas, one an exposé of pharmaceutical greed, the other a sex comedy: then he decided that neither one would make a film in itself and came up with the lame idea of combining them.
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Cast
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Anthony Mackie
as John Henry "Jack" Armstrong
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Kerry Washington
as Fatima Goodrich
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Ellen Barkin
as Margo Chadwick
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Monica Bellucci
as Simona Bonasera
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Jim Brown
as Geronimo Armstrong
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Ossie Davis
as Judge Buchanan
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Jamel Debbouze
as Doak
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Brian Dennehy
as Chairman Church
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Woody Harrelson
as Leland Powell
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Ling Bai
as Oni
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Lonette McKee
as Lottie Armstrong
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Paula Jai Parker
as Evelyn
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Q-Tip
as Vada Huff
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Dania Ramirez
as Alex Guerrero
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John Turturro
as Don Angelo Bonasera
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Frank Willis
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David Bennent
as Dr. Herman Schiller
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Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Agent Flood
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Michole Briana White
as Nadiyah
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Sarita Choudhury
as Song
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Savannah Haske
as Rachel
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Joie Lee
as Gloria Reid
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Michael Genet
as Jamal Armstrong
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Rick Aiello
as Rocco Bonasera
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Chris Tardio
as Franco Bonasera
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Gerald Anthony
as Mr. Jennings
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Laura Jane Goodwin
as Norma
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Keith Jochim
as Richard Nixon
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Martin Murphy
as Officer #1
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Jim Ward
as Detective Sholler
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P.J. Brown
as Sgt. Leper
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Peter Kybart
as German Pastor
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James McCaffrey
as Bob
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Murphy Guyer
as John Erlichman
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Christopher Wynkoop
as Bernard Baker
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Alison Folland
as Doris
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Don Harvey
as G. Gordon Liddy
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Wass W. Stevens
as Frank Sturgis
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Kim Director
as Grace
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Gary Evans
as H.R. Haldeman
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Charles Santy
as Police Officer
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Paul Albe
as James Mccord
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Alice Liu
as Oni's Girlfriend
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Marion McCorry
as Senator Jacobs
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T.V. Carpio
as Gail
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Reynaldo Rosales
as Jimmy
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Aynsley Lemon
as Eugenio Martinez
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Jade Wu
as Midwife
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Hal Sherman
as Detective Boyd
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Piper Corbett
as Norma's Girlfriend
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Rodney "Bear" Jackson
as Federal Correction Officer #1
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Bradley C. Williams
as Federal Correction Officer #2
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Carlos Leon
as Virgilio Gonzalez
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Roslyn Tate
as Lucy Armstrong
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Christine Pepe
as Gia
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Kym Hampton
as Stacey
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Pauline Tautu
as Leilani
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Angela Forrest
as Ruby
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Martha Williams
as Fifi
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Aura Grimolyte
as Ticha
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Chris Magna
as Nino Bonasera
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Samrat Chakrabarti
as Ahmad
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Kandiss Edmundson
as Millie
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Kristina Klebe
as Ruth Lacey
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Jamilah Rutherford
as Terri
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Peter Michael Marino
as John Dean
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Brian Simons
as Jeb Stuart Magruder
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Jeff Hughes
as Oliver North
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Richard Kelly
as Klansman
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Wynne Anders
as Nurse
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Kendra Day
as Karen
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Kisha Batista
as Jo
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Sope Phang
as Michelle
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Tristan Taormino
as Olga
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Muriel Hurtado Herrera
as Lorna
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Albert Zihenni
as Flood's Partner
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Sandra Endo
as NY 1 Field Reporter
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Michael Devine
as Officer #2
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Patrick Reale
as Bodyguard
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Naja Hill
as Nadiyah's Girlfriend
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Shakara Singh
as Evelyn's Girlfriend
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Zakiya Williams
as Ruby's Girlfriend
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Poorna
as Song's Girlfriend
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Sarah Desage
as Fifi's Girlfriend
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Neisha Butler
as Stacey's Girlfriend
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Catherine Wyn Rogers
as Jo's Girlfriend
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Natasha Carabello
as Michelle's Girlfriend
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Connie Freestone
as Karen's Girlfriend
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Wynn Hall
as Doris' Girlfriend
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Shira Bocar
as Rachel's Girlfriend
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Tim Miller
as Bank President
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Lars Hanson
as Detective Barret





