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Undercover Brother

Undercover Brother

2002
Comedy
1h 26m
When "The Man" tries to derail a black candidate's presidential campaign, Undercover Brother and his fellow secret agents come to the rescue. (imdb)

Directed by:

Malcolm D. Lee

Screenwriter:

John Ridley, Michael McCullers

Starring:

Billy Dee Williams, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Denise Richards, Neil Patrick Harris, James Brown, Robert Townsend, Gary Anthony Williams

Genre:

Comedy

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Undercover Brother

2002
Comedy
1h 26m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 16 Aug 2019
75
30th
White people and black people are different, you see.
Rated 16 Aug 2019
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 18 Mar 2019
70
53rd
Get me a hot sauce watch and a belt buckle that dispenses tums. Do NOT google contemporary Chris Kattan images.
Rated 18 Mar 2019
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 08 Sep 2021
75
49th
From the Oscar winning writer of 12 Years a Slave. As it's based on an aughts dotcom show, it can be dated: as in the Austin Powers feel and Colin Powell spoof. But the gags hold up, especially Dave Chappelle, the Ebony & Ivory number, and the Def Comedy Jam mocking of cultural differences. However, Griffin, Richards, and Kattan aren't right casting choices and it hypocritically mocks racial stereotypes while using sophomoric sexism and homophobia. Marginal recommendation for the laughs.
Rated 08 Sep 2021
twincinematwincinema
Rated 07 Jun 2019
75
64th
A forgotten gem. Teenaged me did not enjoy this film. Teenaged me also backyard wrestled. Basically, don't listen to your teenaged self.
Rated 07 Jun 2019
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 28 Dec 2013
60
37th
I would love a watch that could shoot hot sauce onto my food.
Rated 28 Dec 2013
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 08 Jul 2011
83
67th
Fuck yeah Undercover Brother.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
febrarofebraro
Rated 12 Feb 2009
70
33rd
Polarized. When at its best, it's hilarious and very clever. When it's not, though, it's painfully ridiculous Rob Schneider-like stuff.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
saucyjacksaucyjack
Rated 10 Aug 2008
79
65th
Really impressed by this film. Came in expecting nothing and found probably the best blaxploitation film post-1980.
Rated 10 Aug 2008
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
37th
Pretty funny movie, lots of laugh-out-loud moments. Some of the jokes fell flat, and it was starting to get stale by the end, but overall quite enjoyable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 08 Jun 2007
3
28th
Rises somewhat above straight-up "White people do like this, black people do like THIS!" with a few clever beats, but it's still not exactly great.
Rated 08 Jun 2007
margustaMargusTa
Rated 14 Oct 2020
54
35th
Strange comedy. I must say it had a style, if you like this style. Movies short length is a plus as it ran out of steam and fun at the end.
Rated 14 Oct 2020
zachreviewsZachReviews
Rated 28 Apr 2016
50
20th
For satire of the Blaxploitation genre, please stick to Black Dynamite.
Rated 28 Apr 2016
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 05 Jan 2016
4
51st
Dave Chappelle is the best.
Rated 05 Jan 2016
darrenDarren
Rated 05 Jan 2016
67
41st
Very few movies can maintain a steady gag rate like this one tried so quite a few jokes just bombed/were just corny.But man,Dave Chapelle will forever be one of the funniest people to walk this earth.Everything he says he's able to turn into a decent joke and in this he was able to turn even the simplest of sight gags into a great joke.NPH while playing a pretty tired role was able to bring some life to the whole thing(he's a great comedic actor.Maybe not a hilarious person?)Griffin is enjoyable
Rated 05 Jan 2016
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 20 Sep 2014
70
34th
Hey, it's a parody of blaxploitation films, and it has lots of good satire on white culture and race relations too. It's still pretty stupid at times, but it's definitely better than it looks.
Rated 20 Sep 2014
antaresAntares
Rated 09 Apr 2014
65
40th
It kind of overstays its welcome by the end, but I'll admit to at least half a dozen gut busting laughs during this one. The Lays potato chip thing made me spit take.
Rated 09 Apr 2014
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 09 Apr 2013
70
69th
Stereotyping stereotypes is so...stereotypical? Gotta admit, the suave stylishness of this is pretty undeniable. But there's that black stereotype again: style over substance. And that is a pretty accurate description, even though you can expect only so much from a comedy.
Rated 09 Apr 2013
adoubleadouble
Rated 13 Nov 2012
65
37th
Not great and frequently very dumb, but some of the jokes hit very well, and Neil Patrick Harris and Dave Chapelle are both fantastic.
Rated 13 Nov 2012
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 09 Mar 2010
65
40th
Solid.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
prinzguiprinzgui
Rated 07 Jan 2010
95
78th
Pimp and fly! Can't beat that =) Guys jokes all over and the correct way to make fun of cultural differences.
Rated 07 Jan 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 11 Oct 2009
25
7th
Score based on partial viewing.
Rated 11 Oct 2009
axelAxel
Rated 31 Jul 2009
70
70th
Very funny Very funny :-)
Rated 31 Jul 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 08 Jun 2009
11
0th
Waste of time and space. But I still think Eddie Griffin has some charisma...
Rated 08 Jun 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 07 Dec 2007
67
35th
Uneven, to be sure, but it's way funnier than you might expect. A worthy companion piece to "I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka"
Rated 07 Dec 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
68th
If you want to see a Shaft satire comedy then this is for you. It does have some "haha white people do stuff like this, black people do stuff like this" humor but most of it is much better than that. No really, trust me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bbbdBBBD
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
94th
This movie is... the bomb. *explosion* Hilarious movie. All kinds of stereotypes and race jokes without coming across hateful and racist (like Chris Rock).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 26 Jan 2024
71
40th
Endearingly silly blaxplotiation send-up seems influenced by Austin Powers, (though eases back on the scatological humour); can’t quite bring itself into proper focus to land an overall punchline, and arguably drags on too long, but definitely has its moments: Chappelle’s smart-ass patter from the sidelines is terrific, and this may well represent Richards’ best, most amusing screen work to date. Nice to see Williams as token “elder statesman”, but it’s a shame he’s not given a great deal to do.
Rated 26 Jan 2024
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 26 Jun 2021
76
69th
Blackaustinpowerslool+chapelleconspiracies:P+absorbwhiteculture/caucasiavision/iseewhitepeoplelmao+cantstandwhitepeoplefood/mayo:P+whitewash-howstellagotherwhitemanback:P+kidnapjamesbrownlol
Rated 26 Jun 2021
glm01glm01
Rated 11 May 2014
68
36th
67.500
Rated 11 May 2014
nilooravaeinilooravaei
Rated 25 Dec 2013
50
5th
i like farce as much as anyone, but this movie was just plain stupid. it was trying to be really funny, but wasn't, at all. not so bad that it makes you mad, but pretty bad in it's genre, especially with films like austin powers out there that do everything this film fails to.
Rated 25 Dec 2013
tororossotororosso
Rated 15 Nov 2013
55
15th
It is hard to judge a comedy. Everyone has a different sense of humor. as a fan of davechapelle-like humor it is still mearly average peformance.
Rated 15 Nov 2013
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 24 Oct 2011
30
78th
"A witty piece of genre deconstruction that's curiously drunk on pomo knowingness for both the mofo mystique of 70s blaxploitation and the mojo bull**** of James Bond." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 24 Oct 2011
talibanTaliban
Rated 10 Jul 2010
70
63rd
solid
Rated 10 Jul 2010
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 26 Jan 2010
70
61st
I didn't mind this, silly sure but that's part of the fun :-)
Rated 26 Jan 2010
timoatimoA
Rated 26 Dec 2009
45
3rd
Wasn't really funny
Rated 26 Dec 2009
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 04 Sep 2009
40
9th
I laughed at times but surely this is racist? Surely? (Yeah yeah, don't call you Shirley)
Rated 04 Sep 2009
spookymarispookymari
Rated 20 Aug 2009
65
44th
Pretty funny for a 2000s comedy, actually. I'd definitely watch it again.
Rated 20 Aug 2009
delirium9Delirium9
Rated 10 Jul 2009
70
16th
This should be baaaaaaaaad, but I have a soft spot for it, mainly because of Neil Patrick Harris, who (like Christopher Walken) makes everything an automatic win.
Rated 10 Jul 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 02 Apr 2009
25
15th
A Austin Powers black, but based on interracial jokes, not very funny.
Rated 02 Apr 2009
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 27 Mar 2009
77
17th
BLAXPLOITATION!! ..and whitesploitation?
Rated 27 Mar 2009
eggbeatereggbeater
Rated 13 Mar 2009
33
19th
Loopy comedy has some real laughs, but its gags fall flat far too often. Not solid.
Rated 13 Mar 2009
suisai13Suisai13
Rated 22 Jan 2009
82
40th
I liked this movie...there's a lot of plays on stereotypes that didn't seem played out (along with a few that did). But I'm a fan of Dave Chappelle and Chi McBride in this movie.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 17 Jan 2009
44
17th
Full of the kind of lazy stereotypes, lame gags and smacks of having been written by a white dude to be honest. I expect far more of Dave Chappelle alone. Distinctly average.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
stevemoserstevemoser
Rated 11 Jan 2009
71
10th
meh
Rated 11 Jan 2009
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 26 Nov 2008
29
21st
bad movie
Rated 26 Nov 2008
scurryscurry
Rated 01 Aug 2008
55
67th
Enjoyable light comedy full of references, sort of a fresh take on the Austin Powers concept. Can't really see where most of the criticism is coming from. It does look a bit cheap, true, and Chris Kattan is annoying, but those things are not dealbreakers if you just get into the (silly) spirit of the film.
Rated 01 Aug 2008
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 14 Jul 2008
68
41st
Com esse filme descobri que tenho um problema de aceitação com a minha branquitude já que odeio maionese, o seriado Friends e boy bands. Hahaha Resolvi ver esse hoje porque vi um clipe no Facebook e achei divertido, só me certifiquei que o diretor era negro antes de ver e ele sabe mesmo o que está satirizando. YTS.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
pedro1309pedro1309
Rated 04 Jul 2008
72
60th
funny
Rated 04 Jul 2008
astralartistAstralArtist
Rated 04 May 2008
95
92nd
If Eddie Griffin does nothing else for the rest of his life, he'll be remembered for this, one of the funniest films ever made. Worth watching just to see Griffin & his arch nemesis (brilliantly played by Chris Kattan) chew up the scenery & poke fun at virtually every racial stereotype exploited by the blaxploitation craze of the 70s. Too many hilarious moments to mention, but the shower fight between Denise Richards & Aunjanue Ellis, & Billy Dee Williams' "commercial" are standouts. Hilarious.
Rated 04 May 2008
heerHeer
Rated 28 Dec 2007
65
44th
I laughed despite myself.
Rated 28 Dec 2007
karendelaneykarendelaney
Rated 13 Nov 2007
85
22nd
This is a hilarious parody with Eddie Griffin playing the part of Undercover Brother. He is perfect for the part, as he doesn't overplay his comedy. He's making a parody and he knows it, and he makes it hilarious. We still can't put mayonnaise on our sandwiches without laughing. I also especially liked Chris Kattan as The Man's henchman, and Dave Chappelle as one of the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. Then there was Doogie Houser MD as the token white boy.
Rated 13 Nov 2007
strangepantsstrangepants
Rated 27 Oct 2007
45
10th
Stupid
Rated 27 Oct 2007
jamiesheltonJamieShelton
Rated 18 Oct 2007
99
88th
One of the 10 funniest films I have ever seen. A near masterpiece of black stereotype satire, & Eddie Griffin's single greatest creative triumph. Required viewing.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
70
63rd
Pretty darn funny
Rated 16 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 23 Aug 2007
42
43rd
ok
Rated 23 Aug 2007
twist15twist15
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
5th
Ridiculously stupid.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hellopeoplehellopeople
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
6th
Not so solid now.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
whomperizewhomperize
Rated 14 Aug 2007
48
33rd
Not bad, a fun comedy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 06 May 2007
20
19th
Utterly moronic comedy parodying blaxploitation films of yore that beats its few jokes to death and is shot with lots of closeups to conceal how cheap the sets look
Rated 06 May 2007

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