House Party

"Party like your life depends on it."

2023 1h 40m EN

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5.6

MID

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29%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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4.4

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 125🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★4.4IMDB · 4,737

Comedy

Synopsis

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Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads—and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners—the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away. In a ‘what the hell?’ move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than LeBron James. No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?

“Party like your life depends on it.”

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Cast

Jacob Latimore
Kevin
Tosin Cole
Damon
Karen Obilom
Venus
D.C. Young Fly
Vic
Kid Cudi
Scott Mescudi
Bill Bellamy
Pops
Shakira Ja'nai Paye
Mika
Melvin Gregg
Larry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Calmatic
Writers: Jamal Olori, Stephen Glover
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

CAST

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240+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Calmatic, shot by Andrew Huebscher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole and Karen Obilom carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Party like your life depends on it.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Calmatic directs. Andrew Huebscher behind the camera. Oak Felder scores. Matthew Barbato cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "House Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3240+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Calmatic, shot by Andrew Huebscher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Oak Felder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Matthew Barbato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole and Karen Obilom carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Party like your life depends on it.".
9IMDB entry: tt8005118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Huebscher
Original score: Oak Felder
Editing: Matthew Barbato
Production design: Scott Falconer
Costume design: Derica Cole Washington
Makeup / hair: Dionne Wynn
VFX supervisor: David Lebensfeld
Sound: Julian Slater
Stunt coordinator: Nico Woulard
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: House Party (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 29% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 4.4/10 · 4,737 votes
MPAA: R
US box office: $9,002,247

Part of

House Party Collection

House Party is a film franchise based on Reginald Hudlin's award-winning Harvard University student film. Initially conceived as a trilogy, the first three films star Kid and Play of the popular hip hop duo Kid 'n Play. The first two movies also starred Martin Lawrence, while the third installment marks Chris Tucker's debut on film. Upon its initial release, the first film garnered critical acclaim and has since become a cult classic. The lead roles were originally written for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The franchise was later continued in a series of direct-to-video installments that had little to do with the original three films.