Movies starring Ice Cube
The television series 21 Jump Street, like many old shows, is a product of its time. Trying to accomplish a "straight" remake of something so irrevocably tied to the '80s could not be done in 2012; it wouldn't work. When Michael Mann reworked Miami...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-03-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY/ACTION
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, ...
There are times when 22 Jump Street is borderline brilliant. Unfortunately, those instances are outnumbered by segments that don't work for one reason or another. On balance, the film has just enough to earn it a recommendation but, with a little t...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-06-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, ...
The Book of Life represents Guillermo del Toro's most hands-on foray (to date) into the realm of family friendly entertainment; this is closer in tone and sensibility to one of Tim Burton's offbeat animated films than one of Pixar's more "vanilla" ...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-10-17
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez
Cast: (voices) Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, ...
Based purely on the misleading trailers that herald First Sunday's arrival in theaters, one might be forgiven thinking this is another dumb comedy about individuals characterized by a shortage of brain cells. However, while the film occasionally f...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-01-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: David E. Talbert
Cast: Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Katt Williams, ...
Movies like Fist Fight remind us that, no matter how topsy-turvy things are in the realms of politics, international relations, and government, some constants remain. One of those is that February will bring to theaters its share of godawful, nails-o...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richie Keen
Cast: Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, ...
With movies like The High Note that tell familiar stories, it’s all about how things are presented. Details matter. Performances are key and the “little things” that give the narrative a unique flavor are to be savored. In imparting the ...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., ...
It is fair to argue that, at least in the case of Rampart, Woody Harrelson is better than the material in which he appears. A cop story loosely based on real-life events, Rampart is cursed with a meandering script that mines overworked tunnels and ...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-11-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Oren Moverman
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, Anne Heche, ...
Ride Along, the new action/comedy starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, defies the cliché that you can't judge a book by its cover. Nothing unexpected lurks beneath a bland and predictable exterior. Those who have seen a 30-second TV commercial (or t...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-01-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, ...
Courage Under Fire was the first American movie about the Gulf War. Since then, there haven't been many others. David O. Russell's Three Kings becomes one of only a few mainstream efforts to venture into this underpopulated cinematic territory. ...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-10-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY/ADVENTURE
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, ...
When the original xXx was released 15 years ago, it was designed as one of several potential franchise properties for a new hot-shot action star named Vin Diesel. In its August 2002 run, the film did respectably at the box office but fell short of th...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-01-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast: Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, ...