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Friday

Friday

Comedy · Drama · 1995

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

Movie details

Friday

“A lot can go down between Thursday and Saturday...”

1995 Comedy · Drama 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Friday?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

F. Gary Gray

Written by

Ice Cube · DJ Pooh

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Craig

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker

Smokey

Nia Long

Nia Long

Debbie

Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

Deebo

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Mr. Jones

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Mrs. Jones

Regina King

Regina King

Dana

Court is in session

Put Friday on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.