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Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

Comedy · TV Movie · 2019

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.

Movie details

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

2019 Comedy · TV Movie 1h 5m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

8.3 / 10

29.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

42 %

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

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Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.

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Directed by

Stan Lathan

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Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle

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Put Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.