Barbershop

"Everyone's gettin' lined up."

2002 1h 42m EN

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6.4

MID

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82%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.3

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 561🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 35,426

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.

“Everyone's gettin' lined up.”

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Cast

Ice Cube
Calvin Palmer
Anthony Anderson
J.D.
Cedric the Entertainer
Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas
Jimmy James
Eve
Terri Jones
Troy Garity
Isaac Rosenberg
Michael Ealy
Ricky Nash
Keith David
Lester Wallace

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Story
Writers: Marshall Todd, Mark Brown, Don D. Scott
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Barbershop Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tim Story, shot by Tom Priestley Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Carter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ice Cube and Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tim Story directs. Tom Priestley Jr. behind the camera. Terence Blanchard scores. John Carter cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.4× over at the box office.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "Barbershop Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tim Story, shot by Tom Priestley Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor John Carter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ice Cube and Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Everyone's gettin' lined up.".
10IMDB entry: tt0303714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "hairdresser", "neighbor", "debt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tom Priestley Jr.
Original score: Terence Blanchard
Editing: John Carter
Production design: Roger G. Fortune
Costume design: Devon Patterson
Makeup / hair: Denise Wynbrandt
VFX supervisor: Payam Shohadai
Sound: Jon Taylor
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $77,063,924
Return: 642% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Barbershop (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes: 82% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 35,426 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 win & 17 nominations total

Part of

Barbershop Collection

An American comedy film series that revolves around a barbershop set in the south side of Chicago that Calvin Palmer Jr. inherited from his deceased father.