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Malibu's Most Wanted

PG-13 Released Apr 18, 2003 1h 26m Comedy List
31% Tomatometer 93 Reviews 54% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings
The son of a wealthy politician (Ryan O'Neal), Brad Gluckman (Jamie Kennedy) tries to emulate urban street culture and aspires to be a rapper, going by the name of "B-Rad." In order to discourage Brad from pursuing his thug-inspired antics, his dad hires two African-American actors, Sean (Taye Diggs) and PJ (Anthony Anderson), to pose as gang members and introduce the naïve youth to real ghetto life. Things don't go as planned when it becomes clear that Sean and PJ are as sheltered as Brad. Read More Read Less
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Malibu's Most Wanted gets a few laughs, but nowhere near enough to sustain its running time.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dumb movie, but some funny moments for teens. Rated: 3/5 Dec 25, 2010 Full Review Mark Holcomb Village Voice Most Wanted isn't aiming for social commentary, but it isn't too difficult to enjoy its good-natured humor. Apr 22, 2003 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Jamie Kennedy's B-Rad is based on a character from his TV show -- and as the centerpiece for a sketch, he's hilarious. But the B-Rad joke wears thin when stretched across a feature-length film. Apr 21, 2003 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed I was pretty surprised to find this was just so entertaining. Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Bullz-Eye.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 5, 2005 Full Review Tony Medley tonymedley.com Rated: 1/10 Oct 7, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elizabeth M you definitely need a taste for this movie. it's a stupid, clumsy, and badly comedic, however that's what makes it enjoyable, laugh-filled and re-watchable. If you're looking for a trashy, so bad it's good movie, this is the one! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review Frances M One of my fav movies. I find it entertaining and don't change the channel if I come across it on TV. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/23 Full Review Mattgo90 It's not as good as Anchorman, Dodgeball, or 40 Year Old Virgin. Still it's worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/23 Full Review Red T It's ok and surprisingly doesn't have any of the gross out, toilet humor or shock humor that most comedies around this time were so guilty of having. There is actually substance and an attempt at a somewhat clever idea. The main problem is the actors are just ok and don't really have the presence, delivery or chemistry needed to make this memorable or charming and the ideas explored are just superficial and straightforward. Not anything clever or layered. A lot of the jokes are more on the verbal side rather than the visual side and that leads to just ok cinematography. Some of the scenes are over the top and none of the settings are ever that memorable. The music is ok enough with generic Hip-Hop and Funk music. The editing and pacing are also just ok as this is a short film and the gags are at a steady pace. Most jokes just fall flat rather than being awful but a couple got a chuckle. It would've really helped if Jamie would've been a better actor with more charm like Ryan Reynolds in this role and less exaggerated. If your a fan of Urban comedies than give it a watch but outside of that I can't really recommend this to anyone else. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review steve d It really only has one joke, and that joke falls flat. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this movie! So funny. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The son of a wealthy politician (Ryan O'Neal), Brad Gluckman (Jamie Kennedy) tries to emulate urban street culture and aspires to be a rapper, going by the name of "B-Rad." In order to discourage Brad from pursuing his thug-inspired antics, his dad hires two African-American actors, Sean (Taye Diggs) and PJ (Anthony Anderson), to pose as gang members and introduce the naïve youth to real ghetto life. Things don't go as planned when it becomes clear that Sean and PJ are as sheltered as Brad.
Director
John Whitesell
Producer
Mike Karz, Fax Bahr, Adam Small
Screenwriter
Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Humor|Language May Offend|Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.3M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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