Friday

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Friday

R

1995

1h 31m

Comedy

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It's Friday and Craig Jones has just gotten fired for stealing cardboard boxes. To make matters worse, rent is due, he hates his overbearing girlfriend, Joi, and his best friend, Smokey, owes the local drug dealer money -- and that's all before lunch. As the hours drag on, Jones and Smokey experience the gamut of urban life, complete with crackheads, shoot-outs and overly sexual pastors, concentrated into one single, unbelievable Friday.

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Critics Consensus

What Friday might lack in taut construction or directorial flair, it more than makes up with its vibrant (albeit consistently crass) humor and the charming, energetic performances of its leads.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 26, 2019

While the character-driven script has a weakness for toilet humor (Mel Brooks would be proud), its inhabitants are given some oddball quirks and tics that keep things percolating when the plot development runs a little thin.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Aug 16, 2017

1/4

I knew the picture was in trouble when its first gag involved an old lady spewing obscenities.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Jul 6, 2010

B

Friday has energy, and sass, and the nerve to suggest that the line between tragedy and comedy may be in the bloodshot eye of the beholder.

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Jan 22, 2025

Friday soars every time John Witherspoon (as Craig’s dad) is on screen, embarking on unstoppable improv jags about his job as a dog catcher.

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

May 16, 2022

This film is a laugh a minute and portrays realistic characters each of us can relate to.

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Anderson Jones

Philadelphia Daily News

Apr 26, 2022

1.5/4

Director F. Gary Gray chooses to develop tension in this often over-the-top farce in a very unfunny, almost baffling way.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 27, 2026

Friday = a 4.5 star Movie!

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Zee T

@RT80486970 Sep 18, 2026

Classic simple great plot low budget movie! A masterpiece! AND YOU KNOW THIS MAAANNNNNNN

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Austin B

@RT35999578 Sep 12, 2026

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Austin W

@Gr8R8R Aug 30, 2026

10/10 easily one of the greatest films in existence

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Daniel D

@DanoRydde Jul 9, 2026

What makes the film work is that it feels like a day in the life rather than a big plotted comedy. The loose structure is part of its charm, and it gives the movie room to build memorable characters and moments. The humor is definitely raunchy and not for everyone, but if you like sharp dialogue, quotable scenes, and early-90s comedy energy, it delivers. Overall, Friday is funny, iconic, and easy to revisit. It’s not polished in a sleek Hollywood way, but that’s exactly why it has lasted.

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Asiya B

@RT16823253 Jun 29, 2026

my favorite comfort movie

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Synopsis

It's Friday and Craig Jones has just gotten fired for stealing cardboard boxes. To make matters worse, rent is due, he hates his overbearing girlfriend, Joi, and his best friend, Smokey, owes the local drug dealer money -- and that's all before lunch. As the hours drag on, Jones and Smokey experience the gamut of urban life, complete with crackheads, shoot-outs and overly sexual pastors, concentrated into one single, unbelievable Friday.

Director: F. Gary Gray
Producer: Patricia Charbonnet
Screenwriter: Ice Cube, DJ Pooh
Distributor: New Line Home Video [us], New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Drug Use|A Brutal Fight|Pervasive Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.4M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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