Barbershop
2002 · Movie · PG-13 · 102 min · ★ 6.4 · 74% critics
Over the course of one busy day in a South Side Chicago barbershop, a struggling owner questions whether the family business is worth the stress. After making a rushed deal to sell the shop, he starts to understand what the place means to the neighborhood and to his father’s legacy.
Also known as Barbershop 1 · Chez le barbier
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-04-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (536 votes)
- Box office
- $77,063,924
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a character-driven, one-day comedy-drama with lots of talk, heart, and neighborhood energy; Not for you if you need a tight plot or nonstop laughs like In Good Company.
Pros: warm community vibe; lively barbershop banter; strong ensemble chemistry | Cons: thin central story; uneven laughs; messy side plots
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- hairdresser
- neighbor
- debt
- theft
- inner city
- meeting
- ex-con
- barbershop
- hoodlum
- loan shark
- barber
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Ice Cube
as Calvin Palmer
Anthony Anderson
as J.D.
Cedric the Entertainer
as Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas
as Jimmy James
Eve
as Terri Jones
Troy Garity
as Isaac Rosenberg
Michael Ealy
as Ricky Nash
Keith David
as Lester Wallace
Jazsmin Lewis
as Jennifer Palmer
Leonard Earl Howze
as Dinka
Directed by Tim Story