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The gang from Friday and Next Friday are back in this urban comedy, in which Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) have finally moved out of their respective parents' homes and gotten an apartment ... read more read more...together. However, a bogus neighborhood Santa Claus (Rickey Smiley) decides to help Craig and Day-Day share the wealth by robbing their apartment, and when he rips off their stereo, he also makes off with their rent money, which was hidden in the speaker cabinets. Desperate to make rent and have some money for Christmas presents, Craig and Day-Day land jobs at a local strip mall, where their fathers, Mr. Jones (John Witherspoon) and Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry), have gone into business together running a barbecue joint. Craig and Day-Day are installed as security guards, and while Craig tries to make time with Donna (K.D. Aubert), a saleswoman at the Pimp N' Ho's Boutique, and keep things orderly at Holy Moly's Doughnut Shop, Day-Day attempts to transform himself into a master of crime-fighting, which causes a lot more problems than it solves. Friday After Next is the first feature film from director Marcus Raboy, who previously directed music videos for Sting, Li'l Kim, Staind, and Friday After Next star Ice Cube. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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25% liked it

71 critics

R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Marcus Raboy

Release Date: November 22, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 25, 2003

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  • August 28, 2011
    NOT FUNNY.
  • March 27, 2010
    A holiday themed final installment in the Friday Trilogy. I can't say that it's worse than the second one, in fact it's slightly better. Terry Crews made for an even more deranged villain that would stop at nothing to get his jail bait. It's more of the same comedy from the first... read more two, so you basically know what you're getting in to.
  • January 1, 2009
    Vulgar and ultra-obscene, but still pretty good for what it is. John Witherspoon is a god.
  • July 25, 2006
    Xmas in the Hood homies!! A santa claus crook, a pimp, and a ex-inmate whoes got the hots for tupac and the pimp! lololololz
  • October 18, 2008
    I loved all the movies in this series and i hope cube makes some more! I would not want to work that strip mall they were working however, for 10 bucks and hour???haha no way!
  • February 12, 2012
    I love ice cube & mike epps there so bombbb and funny
    " all i want for christmas is two fat bitches and a bag of weed and two bag of chips to give to the fat bitches"
  • November 18, 2011
    The gang from Friday and Next Friday are back in this urban comedy, in which Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) have finally moved out of their respective parents' homes and gotten an apartment together. However, a bogus neighborhood Santa Clau...
  • November 2, 2010
    "One of the funniest films i've seen. Mike Epps, Katt Williams & Terry Crews are absolutely hilarious. I laughed really hard, it made my stomach sore!!"
  • August 11, 2010
    this movie is mii favorit movie in the whole intire world.it has humor and a little of it remineds me of me...!
  • February 27, 2010
    This is such a dumb story. But what do you expect from Ice Cube. This is the sequel to the other Friday movie. Lets just say the movie is kinda funny, but it is mainly a stoner comedy.

Critic Reviews


Richard Roeper
November 25, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

This is a terrible movie, one of the worst comedies of the year. Full Review

Mike Clark
November 22, 2002
Mike Clark, USA Today

Frenetic but not really funny. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
November 22, 2002
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

You'd have to be applying pretty loose critical standards to describe Friday After Next ... as a good movie, but in the coming weeks it may certainly prove a useful one. Full Review

Jonathan Curiel
November 22, 2002
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

The jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious. Full Review

Gene Seymour
November 22, 2002
Gene Seymour, Newsday

Leisurely, waxy potpourri of messy sight gags, coarse sex jokes and all-pro bad behavior. Full Review

Susan Stark
November 22, 2002
Susan Stark, Detroit News

A raucous, riotous, blisteringly obscene comedy. Full Review

Wesley Morris
November 22, 2002
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

All this South Central color gives Friday After Next a lived-in feel that endears you to the characters and the way they live. Full Review

John Monaghan
November 22, 2002
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

Cube and Epps play off each other well, but the comedy's success lies mostly in its talented stable of supporting actors. Full Review

Roger Ebert
November 22, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

There's an audience for it, but it could have been funnier and more innocent. Full Review

Rick Groen
November 22, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

I didn't laugh at the ongoing efforts of Cube, and his skinny buddy Mike Epps, to make like Laurel and Hardy 'n the hood. Full Review

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