Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.1 · 64% critics
A neighborhood barbershop tries to stay true to its roots as new competition and big development plans threaten the block’s small businesses. Between lively chair-side debates, friendships, and family pressures, the community rallies to protect what the shop represents while adapting to a changing world.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (320 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a feel-good, talky comedy about community, local politics, and standing up to big business; Not for you if you need a tight plot or nonstop big laughs like Book Club.
Pros: warm community vibe; plenty of laughs; heartfelt message | Cons: thin predictable story; uneven jokes; distracting flashbacks
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- friendship
- sequel
- beauty salon
- social satire
- inner city
- barbershop
- gentrification
- local business owner
- street culture
- neighborhood life
- community activism
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Ice Cube
as Calvin
Cedric the Entertainer
as Eddie
Eve
as Terri
Sean Patrick Thomas
as Jimmy
Troy Garity
as Isaac
Michael Ealy
as Ricky
Queen Latifah
as Gina
Jazsmin Lewis
as Jennifer
Leonard Earl Howze
as Dinka
Harry Lennix
as Quentin Leroux
Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan