Friday

Name: Friday
Director: F. Gary Gray
Released: 1995-01-01

1995 film directed by F. Gary Gray

FilmfilmQ673486

Released: 1995
Director: F. Gary Gray
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0113118/Retrieved 2016-07-09
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=51423.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-09
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Screenwriter: Ice Cube
Cast: Chris Tucker
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1.metacritic.com/movie/fridayRetrieved 2016-07-09
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=51423.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-09
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, Nia Long
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=51423.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-09
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, Bernie Mac
, Tommy Lister Jr.
+14 more
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: buddy film
, comedy drama
, hood film
+2 more
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English

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Friday is a 1995 American buddy stoner comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. The film stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker alongside Nia Long, Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr., Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon. The film follows Craig Jones (Cube) and Smokey (Tucker), two unemployed friends who face troubles after becoming indebted to a drug dealer while also contending with the neighborhood bully in South Central Los Angeles.

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Director of photography: Gerry Lively
Narrative location: Los Angeles
Filming location: California
Title: Friday
Narrator: Ice Cube
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Film editor: John Carter
Review score: 77%(January 15, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 30 critic review
54/100(January 15, 2026) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 9 critic review
6.5/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Friday”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Followed by: Next Friday
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Violence, Coarse language
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/friday/Retrieved 2025-06-30
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RARS rating: 16+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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